Methods and compositions related to the next generation vaccine

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are compositions comprising a Gram negative needle tip protein and a translocator protein and methods of their use.

I. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the priority benefit of U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application Ser. No. 62/667,599, filed May 6, 2018, which isincorporated by reference in its entity herein.

II. SEQUENCE LISTING

A Sequence Listing was filed in electronic format on Sep. 12, 2022. TheSequence Listing was provided as a file entitled “10776_006US2.xml”,created Sep. 12, 2022, which is 245,448 bytes in size. The informationin the electronic format of the Sequence Listing is incorporated hereinby reference in its entirety.

III. BACKGROUND

Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that causespertussis, or whooping cough, a highly contagious, severe respiratorydisease that is life threatening for infants and young children. Thispathogen colonizes the trachea and secretes toxins that paralyze thecilia, which prevents clearance of mucous. Severe (paroxysmal),non-productive coughing fits are a result and attempts to acquire oxygenare manifested by the characteristic “whoop” upon gasps for air. Themajority of deaths associated with pertussis are actually caused bysecondary respiratory infections resulting from the inability to clearpulmonary secretions. In the 1940s a whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccinewas introduced that dramatically reduced the mortality caused bypertussis. Due to side effects attributed to the wP vaccine, a newacellular pertussis (aP) vaccine was developed and introduced in the USand other parts of the world in the 1990s. Although the aP vaccine hasfew side effects, its protective efficacy is lower than that of the wPvaccine. In 2012, which is considered the most recent major epidemic,48,277 cases of pertussis were reported and, in 2015, 20,762 cases werereported. During the last 15 years, in addition to a greater overallincidence of pertussis, there is growing concern over the increase inthe peak number of reported cases for each ensuing epidemic. In 2015,45% of the 0.5 to 6-year-old children that contracted pertussis had beenvaccinated with DTaP at least three times (with five vaccinations beingoptimal: 2, 4, 6, 15 months and one at 4-6 years). Additionally, thereis evidence that selective pressure is causing B. pertussis to eliminatevirulence factors that are components of the aP vaccine, furthercompromising the vaccine's efficacy. Taken together, a better vaccine isneeded.

IV. SUMMARY

Disclosed are methods and compositions related to polypeptidescomprising a fusion of the needle tip protein and translocator proteinof a type III secretion apparatus (T3SA) from a type III secretionsystem (T3SS) of a Gram negative bacteria. 5. Disclosed herein arefusion polypeptides comprising a fusion of a needle tip protein (suchas, for example, Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668) or anantigenic fragment thereof and a translocator protein (such as, forexample, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2) or an antigenicfragment thereof from a Type III secretion system (T3SS) of a Gramnegative bacteria (such as, for example, Bordetella spp., Burkholderiaspp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp. or Yersinia spp.);wherein the gram negative bacteria is not a Salmonella enterica orShigella spp.

In one aspect, disclosed herein are fusion polypeptides, wherein thefusion polypeptide is arranged such that the needle tip protein is 5′ ofthe translocator protein.

Also disclosed herein are fusion polypeptides of any preceding aspect,wherein the fusion further comprises an adjuvant such as, for example,Cholera Toxin or antigenic fragment thereof (such as, for example, CTA1)or double mutant labile toxin (dmLT) or an antigenic fragment thereoflabile toxin (such as, for example, LTA1) from EnterotoxigenicEscherichia coli. In some aspect, the dmLT or fragment thereof can alsobe fused to the needle tip protein-translocator protein fusion at the 5′end.

In one aspect, disclosed herein are fusion polypeptides of any precedingaspect, wherein the fusion polypeptide further comprises pertussistoxoid (PTd).

Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a T3SA needle tipprotein (such as, for example, Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, or CdsF) or anantigenic fragment thereof from a Gram negative bacteria (such as, forexample, Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonasspp., Vibrio spp., or Yersinia spp.) and a T3SA first translocatorprotein (such as, for example, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, or CopB/CopB2) oran antigenic fragment thereof from a Gram negative bacteria; wherein thegram negative bacteria is not a Salmonella enterica or Shigella spp. Inone aspect, the composition can comprise the needle tip protein orfragment thereof and the translocator protein or fragment thereof asseparate components or as a fusion polypeptide. Also disclosed hereinare compositions of any preceding aspect, wherein the compositioncomprises an adjuvant (such as, for example, dmLT, LTA1, cholera toxin,or CTA1) and/or bacterial toxin protein such as a pertussis toxoid(PTd).

In one aspect, disclosed herein are vaccines comprising the fusionpolypeptides or compositions of any preceding aspect. In someembodiments, the vaccine can further comprise an acellular gram negativevaccine or active components thereof. In one aspect, the vaccine cancomprise pertussis toxoid (PTd).

Also disclosed herein are methods of treating, inhibiting, or preventingan infection of a Gram negative bacteria (such as, for example,Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp.,Vibrio spp., or Yersinia spp.) in a subject comprising administering tothe subject the fusion polypeptide, composition, or vaccine of anypreceding aspect.

In one aspect, disclosed herein are methods of treating, inhibiting, orpreventing an infection of a Gram negative bacteria of any precedingaspect, wherein the method further inhibits or prevents colony formationof the bacteria and/or transmission of the bacteria to another subject.

Also disclosed herein are methods of eliciting an immune response in asubject to a Gram negative bacteria (such as, for example, Bordetellaspp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp.,or Yersinia spp.) comprising administering to the subject the fusionpolypeptide, composition, or vaccine of any preceding aspect. Forexample, disclosed herein are methods of eliciting an immune responseagainst at least one Gram negative bacteria serovar in a subject in needthereof, comprising administering to the subject a compositioncomprising at least one needle tip protein or an antigenic fragmentthereof and/or at least one translocator protein or an antigenicfragment thereof; wherein said composition is administered in an amountsufficient to elicit an immune response to said at least one Gramnegative bacteria serovar in said subject; and wherein the Gram negativebacteria is not a Shigella spp. or Salmonella enterica.

In one aspect, disclosed herein are methods of eliciting an immuneresponse in a subject to a Gram negative bacteria of any precedingaspect, wherein the immune response provides sterilizing immunity.

V. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate several embodiments and togetherwith the description illustrate the disclosed compositions and methods.

FIG. 1 shows the protective efficacy of intranasally administered 22BFagainst B. bronchiseptica challenge. Mice (n=10) were vaccinatedintranasally biweekly three times with the indicated formulation whichcontained 10 μg protein±dmLT. Zoetis vaccine was deliveredsubcutaneously on day 1 and 21 as per manufacturer's directions. Micewere challenged with 1.3×10⁷ B. bronchiseptica on day 56. BopB was notavailable at day 0. #P<0.05 compared to survival of mice vaccinated withPBS.

FIG. 2 shows the weight gain/loss of vaccinated mice during B.bronchiseptica challenge. Mice (same as above) were weighed daily inp.m. Note that the 22BF+dmLT mice gain weight and have small error bars.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B show the protective efficacy of 22BF+dmLT. Mice werevaccinated on days 0, 14, 28 and challenged on day 56 with a sublethaldose of B. bronchiseptica. FIG. 3A shows that on day 7 of the challenge,the CFU/lung were determined. *=P<0.05, **=P<0.01 when compared to dmLT.FIG. 3B shows the decrease in CFU compared to the 22BF average.*=P<0.05, **=P<0.01 when compared to 22BF.

FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C show the kinetics of IgG response. Blood wascollected on days −1, 13, 27, 41, and 55. The kinetics of anti-Bsp22,-BopB and -dmLT IgG were assessed in all sera and shown in (4A) BopB,(4B) Bsp22, and (4C) dmLT. Typical logarithmic increases were seen. *=Pvalue of <0.05 when comparing to PBS controls.

FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, and 5I show stimulation ofantibody secreting cells from bone marrow, spleen and lungs. Bonemarrow, spleens and lungs were collected on day 56. Single cellsuspensions from 5 mice per group were stimulated in vitro Bsp22, BopBor dmLT. IgG (black) and IgA (white) ASC were measured by ELISpot. Barsrepresent mean ASC per 10⁶ cells+SD from replicate wells. Data for bonemarrow is shown in (4A), (5D), and (5G) for Bsp22, BopB, and dmLT,respectively. Data for spleen is shown in (5B), (5E), and (5H) forBsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively. Data for lungs is shown in (5C),(5F), and (5I) for Bsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively.

FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, 6G, 6H, and 6I show Th1 cytokinesecretion. Splenocytes were extracted from 5 mice of each group andincubated with Bsp22, BopB or dmLT. After 48 h, supernatants werecollected and levels of cytokine secretion in response to specifiedantigen were then measured (in pg/ml) using an MSD cytokine detectionplate. Each bar represents mean of triplicate wells±S.D. Asteriskspecified a P<0.05 when comparing specified groups. Data for IFN-γ isshown in (6A), (6B), and (6C) for Bsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively.Data for TNF-α is shown in (6D), (6E), and (6F) for Bsp22, BopB, anddmLT, respectively. Data for IL-1β is shown in (6G), (6H), and (6I) forBsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively.

FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7G, 7H, and 7I show Th1 cytokinesecretion. Splenocytes were extracted from 5 mice of each group andincubated with Bsp22, BopB or dmLT. After 48 h, supernatants werecollected and levels of cytokine secretion in response to specifiedantigen were then measured (in pg/ml) using an MSD cytokine detectionplate. Each bar represents mean of triplicate wells±S.D. Asteriskspecified a P<0.05 when comparing specified groups. Data for IL-2 isshown in (7A), (7B), and (7C) for Bsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively.Data for IL-10 is shown in (7D), (7E), and (7F) for Bsp22, BopB, anddmLT, respectively. Data for IL-6 is shown in (7G), (7H), and (7I) forBsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively.

FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C shows IL-17 secretion. Splenocytes were extractedfrom 5 mice of each group and incubated with Bsp22, BopB or dmLT. After48 h, supernatants were collected and levels of IL-17 secretion inresponse to labeled antigen were then measured by the MSD® U-PlexPlatform Multiplex Assay and the data is shown in (8A) BopB, (8B) Bsp22,and (8C) dmLT. Each bar represents the mean of triplicate wells±S.D.Significance (Asterisk=P<0.05) was calculated for the comparison betweenlabeled groups.

FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, and 9F show Th2 cytokine secretion.Splenocytes were extracted from 5 mice of each group and incubated withBsp22, BopB or dmLT. After 48 h, supernatants were collected and levelsof cytokine secretion in response to specified antigen were thenmeasured (in pg/ml) using an MSD cytokine detection plate. Each barrepresents mean of triplicate wells±S.D. Asterisk specified a P<0.05when comparing specified groups. Data for IL-4 is shown in (9A), (9B),and (9C) for Bsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively. Data for IL-5 is shownin (9D), (9E), and (9F) for Bsp22, BopB, and dmLT, respectively.

FIG. 10 shows the change in weight in percentage after infection withsublethal dosage of B. pertussis intranasally. There was an observabledifference in weight loss between mice vaccinated with the 22BF+dmLT+PTdformulation and those that only received PBS. By Day 7 all mice asidefrom PBS treated mice had recovered to within 3% of pre-infectionweight.

FIGS. 11A, 11B, 11C, and 11D show serum antibody responses to BopB,Bsp22, Pertussis Toxin Mutant, and dmLT. Mice were immunized on days 0,14, and 28 with 22BF+PTd admixed with dmLT. Serum IgG antibodiesspecific for BopB, Bsp22, PTd, and dmLT were measured by ELISA and thedata is shown in (11A) BopB, (11B) Bsp22, (11C) PTd, and (11D) dmLT.Data are the mean titers (EU ml{circumflex over ( )}−1) from group poolsof animal samples. An asterisk indicates a P value of 0.05 whencomparing vaccinated mice and the PBS controls. No responses were seenin the control mice that received PBS. Mice vaccinated with Infanrixonly displayed a response against pertussis toxin mutant, which is partof its formulation.

FIG. 12 shows the Lung Colony forming units (CFU) from mice 3 days postintranasal infection. Mice vaccinated intranasally with 22BF+PTd anddmLT showed statistical (P<0.05) decreases in lung CFUs when compared toPBS treated mice. The mice vaccinated intradermally and mice vaccinatedintramuscularly with 22BF+PTd and dmLT either showed sterilizingimmunity, or no statistical decrease in lung CFUs. Infanrix appeared toshow a decrease in lung CFU, but this was not statistically significant(P>0.05). (*=P<0.05, KW p-value=0.0003).

FIG. 13 shows the Lung Colony forming units (CFU) from mice 7 days postintranasal infection. Mice vaccinated intranasally with 22BF+PTd anddmLT showed statistical (P<0.05) decreases in lung CFUs when compared toPBS treated mice, with 60% of the mice showing sterilizing immunity. Themice vaccinated intramuscularly or intradermally with 22BF+PTd and dmLTshowed no statistical decrease in lung CFUs. Infanrix appeared todisplay sterilizing immunity with CFU measuring below the limit ofdetection. (*=P<0.05, ** P<0.01, KW p-value=0.0001).

FIG. 14 shows the protective efficacy of LTA1-DBF vs DBF+dmLT. Mice werevaccinated intramuscularly on days 0, 14 and 28 with the indicated μg ofDBF+ 0.1 μg dmLT or DBF equivalent of LTA1-DBF. The positive control wasDBF+dmLT delivered intranasally. On day 56 the mice were challenged withShigella flexneri. FIG. 14 indicates the percent survival of mice postinfection with Shigella flexneri.

FIGS. 15A, 15B, and 15C show the kinetics of IgG response. Mice fromFIG. 14 were bled prior to vaccination and on day 42. Sera were assessedfor anti-IpaD, -IpaB and -dmLT IgG, and the data is shown in (15A) IpaD,(15Bb) IpaB, and (15C) dmLT. Differences in the IgG levels in micevaccinated with dmLT vs. LTA1 are attributed to the recognition of theentire dmLT on the well.

FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C show the stimulation of antibody secreting cellsfrom bone marrow. Bone marrow was collected on day 56. Single cellsuspensions from 5 mice per group were stimulated in vitro IpaD, IpaB ordmLT. IgG (black) and IgA (white) ASC were measured by ELISpot, and thedata is shown in (16A) IpaD, (16B) IpaB, and (16C) dmLT. Bars representmean ASC per 10⁶ cells+SD from replicate wells.

FIGS. 17A, 17B, and 17C show the stimulation of antibody secreting cellsfrom spleen. Spleens were collected on day 56. Single cell suspensionsfrom 5 mice per group were stimulated in vitro IpaD, IpaB or dmLT. IgG(black) and IgA (white) ASC were measured by ELISpot. Bars representmean ASC per 10⁶ cells+SD from replicate wells.

FIGS. 18A, 18B, and 18C show the stimulation of antibody secreting cellsfrom lungs. Lungs were collected on day 56. Single cell suspensions from5 mice per group were stimulated in vitro IpaD, IpaB or dmLT. IgG(black) and IgA (white) ASC were measured by ELISpot, and the data isshown in (18A) IpaD, (18B) IpaB, and (18C) dmLT. Bars represent mean ASCper 10⁶ cells+SD from replicate wells.

FIGS. 19A, 19B, 19C, and 19D show the protective efficacy and IgGresponse kinetics of LTA1-22BF. Mice were vaccinated on days 0, 14, 28and challenged on day 56 with a sublethal dose of B. pertussis. On day 7of the challenge, the CFU/lung were determined. FIG. 19A shows theCFU/lung while FIG. 19B shows the decrease in CFU compared to the PBSaverage. *=P<0.05 when compared to PBS. FIGS. 19C and 19D how thekinetics of the response of the anti-Bsp22 and anti-BopB IgG,respectively. No difference is seen between the mice vaccinated with22BF+dmLT and LTA1-22BF.

FIG. 20 shows the ADPr activity of L-antigens. LTA1 was fused to DBF,22BF or SseB. LTA1, however, must retain its ADP-ribosylation activityto maintain adjuvant activity. The ADPr of NAD+ was biotin conjugatedand LTA1 transferred the biotin-ADPr moiety to ARF4. The biotin was thendetected with Streptavidin-IR800. Lane 1: LTA1-DBF; 2: LTA1-22BF; 3:LTA1-SseB.

VI. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Before the present compounds, compositions, articles, devices, and/ormethods are disclosed and described, it is to be understood that theyare not limited to specific synthetic methods or specific recombinantbiotechnology methods unless otherwise specified, or to particularreagents unless otherwise specified, as such may, of course, vary. It isalso to be understood that the terminology used herein is for thepurpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended tobe limiting.

A. Definitions

As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms“a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearlydictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a pharmaceuticalcarrier” includes mixtures of two or more such carriers, and the like.

Ranges can be expressed herein as from “about” one particular value,and/or to “about” another particular value. When such a range isexpressed, another embodiment includes from the one particular valueand/or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values areexpressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent “about,” it willbe understood that the particular value forms another embodiment. Itwill be further understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges aresignificant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently ofthe other endpoint. It is also understood that there are a number ofvalues disclosed herein, and that each value is also herein disclosed as“about” that particular value in addition to the value itself. Forexample, if the value “10” is disclosed, then “about 10” is alsodisclosed. It is also understood that when a value is disclosed that“less than or equal to” the value, “greater than or equal to the value”and possible ranges between values are also disclosed, as appropriatelyunderstood by the skilled artisan. For example, if the value “10” isdisclosed the “less than or equal to 10” as well as “greater than orequal to 10” is also disclosed. It is also understood that thethroughout the application, data is provided in a number of differentformats, and that this data, represents endpoints and starting points,and ranges for any combination of the data points. For example, if aparticular data point “10” and a particular data point 15 are disclosed,it is understood that greater than, greater than or equal to, less than,less than or equal to, and equal to 10 and 15 are considered disclosedas well as between 10 and 15. It is also understood that each unitbetween two particular units are also disclosed. For example, if 10 and15 are disclosed, then 11, 12, 13, and 14 are also disclosed.

The needle tip protein and/or translocator proteins or antigenicportions thereof disclosed herein are used to elicit an immune responsein subjects to whom they are administered. By “elicit an immuneresponse”, “induces or enhances an immune response”, or “stimulates animmune response” which are used interchangeably herein, is meant thatthe subject mounts one or both of an innate and/or an adaptive immunereaction against antigenic determinants of the proteins or antigenicportions thereof that are administered. Preferably a statisticallymeasurable induction or increase in an immune response over a controlsample to which the needle tip protein and/or translocator proteins orantigenic portions thereof disclosed herein has not been administered.Preferably the induction or enhancement of the immune response resultsin a prophylactic or therapeutic response in a subject. In particular,the adaptive immune reaction entails production of e.g. B and T celllymphocytes and antibodies specific for binding and forming complexeswith the antigenic determinants. In some embodiments, the proteinsand/or antigenic fragments thereof elicit a protective immune responsein the subject, i.e. administration of one or more of the proteinsand/or antigenic portions thereof results in an immune response that isprotective against later challenge by the disease causing organismitself, either preventing infection altogether, or lessening the impactof infection by decreasing disease symptoms that would otherwise occur,had the subject not been vaccinated as described herein.

“Vaccine” as used herein is a preparation that stimulates an immuneresponse that produces immunity against particular antigens, e.g. Gramnegative bacteria. Vaccines may be administered prophylactically (forexample, to prevent or inhibit the establishment of an infection) ortherapeutically to inhibit, reduce, or treat an established infection,or to ameliorate the effects or symptoms of an infection. Vaccines maycontain, but are not limited to, live, attenuated infectious materialsuch as viruses or bacteria, and dead or inactivated organisms orpurified products derived therefrom. A vaccine can be administered byinjection, orally, or by inhalation. Injections may be, but are notlimited to, subcutaneous (sc), intramuscular (im), intraperitoneal (ip),intradermal (id) or intravenous (iv).

“Optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described eventor circumstance may or may not occur, and that the description includesinstances where said event or circumstance occurs and instances where itdoes not.

The term “subject” refers to any individual who is the target ofadministration or treatment. The subject can be a vertebrate, forexample, a mammal. In one aspect, the subject can be human, non-humanprimate, bovine, equine, porcine, canine, or feline. The subject canalso be a guinea pig, rat, hamster, rabbit, mouse, or mole. Thus, thesubject can be a human or veterinary patient. The term “patient” refersto a subject under the treatment of a clinician, e.g., physician orveterinarian.

Throughout this application, various publications are referenced. Thedisclosures of these publications in their entireties are herebyincorporated by reference into this application in order to more fullydescribe the state of the art to which this pertains. The referencesdisclosed are also individually and specifically incorporated byreference herein for the material contained in them that is discussed inthe sentence in which the reference is relied upon.

B. Compositions

Disclosed are the components to be used to prepare the disclosedcompositions as well as the compositions themselves to be used withinthe methods disclosed herein. These and other materials are disclosedherein, and it is understood that when combinations, subsets,interactions, groups, etc. of these materials are disclosed that whilespecific reference of each various individual and collectivecombinations and permutations of these compounds may not be explicitlydisclosed, each is specifically contemplated and described herein. Forexample, if a particular needle tip protein (such as, for example, IpaD,SipD, SseB, Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668), translocatorprotein (such as, for example, IpaB, SipB, SseC, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB,CopB, or CopB2), or fusion polypeptide thereof (such as, for example,22BF, BurkF, PaF, YerF, CT053-CopB, CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, orCT668-CopB2) is disclosed and discussed and a number of modificationsthat can be made to a number of molecules including the needle tipprotein (such as, for example, IpaD, SipD, SseB, Bsp22, LcrV, BipD,PcrV, CT053, or CT668), translocator protein (such as, for example,IpaB, SipB, SseC, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2), or fusionpolypeptide thereof (such as, for example, 22BF, BurkF, PaF, YerF,CT053-CopB, CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, or CT668-CopB2) are discussed,specifically contemplated is each and every combination and permutationof needle tip protein such as, for example, IpaD, SipD, SseB, Bsp22,LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668), translocator protein (such as, forexample, IpaB, SipB, SseC, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2), orfusion polypeptide thereof (such as, for example, DBF, S1, S2, 22BF,BurkF, PaF, YerF, CT053-CopB, CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, or CT668-CopB2)and the modifications that are possible unless specifically indicated tothe contrary. Thus, if a class of molecules A, B, and C are disclosed aswell as a class of molecules D, E, and F and an example of a combinationmolecule, A-D is disclosed, then even if each is not individuallyrecited each is individually and collectively contemplated meaningcombinations, A-E, A-F, B-D, B-E, B-F, C-D, C-E, and C-F are considereddisclosed. Likewise, any subset or combination of these is alsodisclosed. Thus, for example, the sub-group of A-E, B-F, and C-E wouldbe considered disclosed. This concept applies to all aspects of thisapplication including, but not limited to, steps in methods of makingand using the disclosed compositions. Thus, if there are a variety ofadditional steps that can be performed it is understood that each ofthese additional steps can be performed with any specific embodiment orcombination of embodiments of the disclosed methods.

To infect a host, B. pertussis uses an arsenal of well-characterizedvirulence factors. These factors include pertussis toxin (PT), adenylatecyclase toxin (ACT), the type III secretion system (T3SS), trachealcytotoxin (TCT), dermonecrotic toxin (DNT), filamentous hemagglutinin(FHA), pertactin (PRN), and lipooligosaccharide (LOS). Current aPvaccines are comprised of PT, FHA, PRN, and the fimbrial proteins invarying proportions, but not necessarily all four proteins. Though theaP vaccine causes fewer adverse reactions than the wP vaccine, it is notas efficacious. This same situation exists for other pathogenic Gramnegative bacteria. Accordingly, disclosed herein are fusion polypeptidesfrom a Type III secretion system (T3SS) of a Gram negative bacteria(such as, for example, Shigella spp., Salmonella enterica, Bordetellaspp. (such as, for example B. pertussis and/or B. bronchiseptica),Burkholderia spp. (such as, for example, B. cepacian, B. mallei, and/orB. pseudomallei), Chlamydia spp. (such as, for example, C. trachomatis),Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp. or Yersinia spp.) comprising a polypeptideof needle tip protein (such as, for example, IpaD, SipD, SseB, Bsp22,LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668) or an antigenic fragment thereof andpolypeptides of a translocator protein (such as, for example, IpaB,SipB, SseC, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2) or an antigenicfragment thereof. In some aspect, the fusion polypeptide does notcomprise a needle tip protein polypeptide or translocator polypeptidefrom a Shigella spp. (IpaD and IpaB) or a Salmonella spp. (such as, forexample, S. enterica) (SipD, SseB, SipB, and SseC). It is recognized andherein contemplated that the disclosed polypeptides can be separatecomponents of a composition or more preferably a fusion construct. By a“fusion polypeptide” is meant a peptide, polypeptide, or protein that istranslated from a single, contiguous nucleic acid molecule, and whichcomprises sequences from at least two different proteins or antigenicregions thereof. Typically, the individual sequences are joined via alinker or spacer sequence of e.g. from about 2 to about 20 amino acids,usually from about 2 to about 10 amino acids. The amino acids in linkingsequences are typically uncharged and the linker sequence usually doesnot exhibit secondary or tertiary structure, but does allow the fusedprotein/peptide segments to adopt functional secondary, tertiary, etc.conformations. One such exemplary fusion polypeptide includes Bsp22 (asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 4 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 3) and BopB (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6 andencoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5). Theamino acid sequence of this chimera (i.e., 22BF) is set forth in SEQ IDNO: 2. The chimera may be encoded by any suitable nucleic acid sequence,e.g. the exemplary nucleic acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1.

Thus, in one aspect, disclosed herein are fusion polypeptides comprisinga fusion of a needle tip protein (such as, for example, IpaD, SipD,SseB, Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668) or an antigenic fragmentthereof and a translocator protein (such as, for example, IpaB, SipB,SseC, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2) or an antigenic fragmentthereof from a Type III secretion system (T3SS) of a Gram negativebacteria (such as, for example, Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp.,Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp. or Yersinia spp. Forexample, the fusion polypeptide can comprise a fusion of the Shigellaspp. needle tip protein (IpaD) and first translocator protein (IpaB) orfragments thereof (the fusion referred to as DBF), Salmonella spp. (suchas, for example, S. enterica) SPI-1 needle tip protein (SipD) (as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 52 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 51) and translocator protein (SipB) (as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 54 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 53) or fragments thereof (the fusion referred to as 51) (asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 56 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 55), Salmonella spp. (such as, for example, S.enterica) SPI-2 needle tip protein (SseB) (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 62and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 61)and translocator protein (SseC) (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 64 andencoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 63) orfragments thereof (the fusion referred to as S2) (as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 66 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 65), Bordetella spp. needle-tip protein (Bsp22) and translocatorprotein (BopB), or fragments thereof (the fusion referred to as 22BF); afusion of the Yersinia spp. needle-tip protein (LcrV) (as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 42 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 41) and translocator protein (YopB) (as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 44 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 43), or fragments thereof (the fusion referred to as YerF) (as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 46 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 45); a fusion of the Burkholderia spp. needle-tipprotein (BipD) (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 22 and encoded by the nucleicacid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 21) and translocator protein(BipB) (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 24 and encoded by the nucleic acidsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 23), or fragments thereof (thefusion referred to as BurkF) (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 26 and encodedby the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 25); a fusion ofthe Pseudomonas spp. needle-tip protein (PcrV) (as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 32 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 31) and translocator protein (PopB) (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 34and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 33),or fragments thereof (the fusion referred to as PaF) (as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 36 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 35); and/or a fusion of the Chlamydia spp. needle-tip proteinCT053 (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 74 and encoded by the nucleic acidsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 73) or CT668 (as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 84 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 83) and translocator protein (CopB (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 76and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 75)or CopB2 (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 92 and encoded by the nucleic acidsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 91)), or fragments thereof suchfusions including but not limited to CT053-CopB (the CT053-CopB fusionas set forth in SEQ ID NO: 78 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequenceas set forth in SEQ ID NO: 77), CT668-CopB (the CT668-CopB fusion as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 86 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 85), CT053-CopB2 (the CT053-CopB2 fusion as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 94 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 93), and CT053-CopB2 (the CT668-CopB2 fusion as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 100 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 99) and collectively each fusion being referred toas ChlamF. In one aspect, the fusion polypeptide does not comprise anyneedle tip protein or translocator protein or fragment thereof from aSalmonella spp. or a Shigella spp. Accordingly, disclosed herein arefusion polypeptides comprising a fusion of a needle tip protein (suchas, for example, Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668) or anantigenic fragment thereof and a translocator protein (such as, forexample, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2) or an antigenicfragment thereof from a Type III secretion system (T3SS) of a Gramnegative bacteria (such as, for example, Bordetella spp., Burkholderiaspp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp. or Yersinia spp.wherein the gram negative bacteria is not a Salmonella enterica orShigella spp.

It is understood and herein contemplated that the arrangement of thepolypeptides in a fusion construct can have significant impact on theantigenicity of the fusion construct. Accordingly, in one aspect,disclosed herein are fusion polypeptides, wherein the fusion polypeptideis arranged such that the needle tip protein is 5′ of the translocatorprotein.

The present invention provides compositions for use in eliciting animmune response and/or vaccinating an individual against Gram negativebacterial infection, and/or against disease symptoms caused by Gramnegative bacterial infection. The compositions include one or moresubstantially purified proteins, polypeptides or antigenic regionsthereof as described herein, or substantially purified nucleic acidsequences (e.g. DNA cDNA, RNA, etc.) encoding such proteins,polypeptides or antigenic regions thereof, and a pharmacologicallysuitable/compatible carrier. By “substantially purified” is meant thatthe molecule is largely free of other organic molecules, cellulardebris, solvents, etc. when tested using standard techniques known tothose of skill in the art (e.g. gel electrophoresis, columnchromatography, sequencing, mass spectroscopy, etc.). For example, themolecule is generally at least about 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, or 75% pure bywt %, and preferably is at least about 80, 85, 90, 95% or morepreferably pure (e.g. 96, 97, 98, 99 or even 100% pure). The preparationof proteins, polypeptides, and peptides as described herein iswell-known to those in the art, and includes, for example, recombinantpreparation; isolation from a natural source; chemical synthesis; etc.The purification of proteinaceous materials is also known. However,specific exemplary methods for preparing the vaccinating agents utilizedin the practice of the invention are described in detail in the Examplessection below.

In addition, the composition may contain adjuvants, many of which areknown in the art. For example, adjuvants suitable for use in theinvention include but are not limited to: bacterial or microbialderivatives such as non-toxic derivatives of enterobacteriallipopolysaccharide (LPS), Lipid A derivatives, immunostimulatoryoligonucleotides and ADP-ribosylating toxins and detoxified derivativesthereof. Non-toxic derivatives of LPS include monophosphoryl lipid A(MPL) and 3-O-deacylated MPL (3dMPL). 3dMPL is a mixture of threede-O-acylated monophosphoryl lipid A with 4, 5 or 6 acylated chains. Apreferred non-toxic derivative of LPS is 3 De-O-acylated monophosphoryllipid A. Other non-toxic LPS derivatives include monophosphoryl lipid Amimics, such as aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphate derivatives, e.g.RC-529.

Lipid A derivatives include derivatives of lipid A from Escherichia colisuch as OM-174. Immunostimulatory oligonucleotides suitable for use asadjuvants in the invention include nucleotide sequences containing a CpGmotif (a dinucleotide sequence containing an unmethylated cytosinelinked by a phosphate bond to a guanosine). Double-stranded RNAs andoligonucleotides containing palindromic or poly(dG) sequences have alsobeen shown to be immunostimulatory. The CpG's can include nucleotidemodifications/analogs such as phosphorothioate modifications and can bedouble-stranded or single-stranded, e.g. replacement of guanosine with2′-deoxy-7-deazaguanosine. The CpG sequence may include, for example,the motif GTCGTT or TTCGTT. The CpG sequence may be specific forinducing a Th1 immune response, such as a CpG-A ODN, or it may be morespecific for inducing a B cell response, such a CpG-B ODN, CpG-A andCpG-B ODNs. Preferably, the CpG is a CpG-A ODN. Preferably, the CpGoligonucleotide is constructed so that the 5′ end is accessible forreceptor recognition. Optionally, two CpG oligonucleotide sequences maybe attached at their 3′ ends to form “immunomers”.

Bacterial ADP-ribosylating toxins and detoxified derivatives thereof maybe used as adjuvants in the invention. Preferably, the protein isderived from E. coli (e.g. E. coli heat labile enterotoxin “LT”),cholera (“CT”)(Table 1), or pertussis (“PT”).

TABLE 1 Cholera Toxin (CTA1) subunits and sequences Subunit DNA sequenceAA sequence Subunit A ATGGTAAAGATAATATTTGTGTTTTTTATTTTCTTMVKIIFVFFIFLSSFSYAND ATCATCATTTTCATATGCAAATGATGATAAGTTATDKLYRADSRPPDEIKQSGG ATCGGGCAGATTCTAGACCTCCTGATGAAATAAALMPRGQSEYFDRGTQMNI GCAGTCAGGTGGTCTTATGCCAAGAGGACAGAGT NLYDHARGTQTGFVRHDDGAGTACTTTGACCGAGGTACTCAAATGAATATCA GYVSTSISLRSAHLVGQTILACCTTTATGATCATGCAAGAGGAACTCAGACGGG SGHSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNATTTGTTAGGCACGATGATGGATATGTTTCCACCT VNDVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSCAATTAGTTTGAGAAGTGCCCACTTAGTGGGTCA ALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVHFGAACTATATTGTCTGGTCATTCTACTTATTATATAT VLDEQLHRNRGYRDRYYSATGTTATAGCCACTGCACCCAACATGTTTAACGTT NLDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEAATGATGTATTAGGGGCATACAGTCCTCATCCAG HRAWREEPWIHHAPPGCGATGAACAAGAAGTTTCTGCTTTAGGTGGGATTCC NAPRSSMSNTCDEKTQSLGATACTCCCAAATATATGGATGGTATCGAGTTCAT VKFLDEYQSKVKRQIFSGYTTTGGGGTGCTTGATGAACAATTACATCGTAATA QSDIDTHNRIKDELGGGGCTACAGAGATAGATATTACAGTAACTTAGA (SEQ ID NO: 116)TATTGCTCCAGCAGCAGATGGTTATGGATTGGCA GGTTTCCCTCCGGAGCATAGAGCTTGGAGGGAAGAGCCGTGGATTCATCATGCACCGCCGGGTTGTGG GAATGCTCCAAGATCATCGATCAGTAATACTTGCGATGAAAAAACCCAAAGTCTAGGTGTAAAATTCC TTGACGAATACCAATCTAAAGTTAAAAGACAAATATTTTCAGGCTATCAATCTGATATTGATACACATA ATAGAATTAAGGATGAATTATGA (SEQ ID NO: 115) Subunit B ATGATTAAATTAAAATTTGGTGTTTTTTTTACAGTMIKLKFGVFFTVLLSSAYA TTTACTATCTTCAGCATATGCACATGGAACACCTCHGTPQNITDLCAEYHNTQI AAAATATTACTGATTTGTGTGCAGAATACCACAAYTLNDKIFSYTESLAGKRE CACACAAATATATACGCTAAATGATAAGATATTTMAIITFKNGAIFQVEVPGS TCGTATACAGAATCTCTAGCTGGAAAAAGAGAGAQHIDSQKKAIERMKDTLRI TGGCTATCATTACTTTTAAGAATGGTGCAATTTTTAYLTEAKVEKLCVWNNKT CAAGTAGAAGTACCAGGTAGTCAACATATAGATT PHAIAAISMANCACAAAAAAAAGCGATTGAAAGGATGAAGGATA (SEQ ID NO: 118)CCCTGAGGATTGCATATCTTACTGAAGCTAAAGT CGAAAAGTTATGTGTATGGAATAATAAAACGCCTCATGCGATTGCCGCAATTAGTATGGCAAATTAA (SEQ ID NO: 117)

The toxin or toxoid is preferably in the form of a holotoxin, comprisingboth A and B subunits. Preferably, the A subunit contains a detoxifyingmutation; preferably the B subunit is not mutated. More preferably, theadjuvant is a detoxified LT mutant such as LT-K63, LT-R72, and LT-G192.The use of ADP-ribosylating toxins and detoxified derivatives thereof,particularly LT-K63 and LT-R72, is known. Such adjuvants are described,for example, in issued U.S. Pat. No. 8,039,007 (the complete contents ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in entirety). Variousinterleukins may also be used as adjuvants to increase the immuneresponse in a subject. In preferred embodiments, the adjuvant is amucosal adjuvant such as, for example, the double mutant heat-labiletoxin (dmLT) as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 113 and 114) fromenterotoxigenic E. coli or the active moiety thereof known as LTA1 (asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 13 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 12) and encoded by nor cholera toxin or theactive moiety thereof known as CTA1. Accordingly, disclosed herein arefusion polypeptides of any preceding aspect, wherein the fusion furthercomprises an adjuvant such as, for example, double mutant labile toxin(dmLT) or an antigenic fragment thereof (such as, for example, LTA1 orCTA1) from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. In some aspect, the dmLT orfragment thereof can also be fused to the needle tipprotein-translocator protein fusion at the 5′ end. For example,specifically disclosed herein are LTA1-DBF, LTA1-S1 (as set forth in SEQID NO: 57 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQID NO: 58), LTA1-52 (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 68 and encoded by thenucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 67), LTA1-SseB (as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 70 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 69), LTA1-22BF (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 18 andencoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 17),LTA1-BurkF (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 28 and encoded by the nucleicacid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 27), LTA1-CT668-CopB (as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 88 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 87), LTA1-CT668-CopB2 (as set forth in SEQ ID NO:102 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:101), LTA1-CT053-CopB (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 80 and encoded by thenucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 79), LTA1-CT053-CopB2(as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 96 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequenceas set forth in SEQ ID NO: 95), LTA1-PaF (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 38and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 37),and LTA1-YerF (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 48 and encoded by the nucleicacid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 47).

Whooping cough still causes significant mortality and morbidity inchildren all over the world. It also continues to be a problem in adultswhose immunity has waned. Herein is disclosed a strong candidate for anew protective vaccine based on research on the T3SS proteins andresulting subunit vaccines, including the vaccine against shigellosis.It is demonstrated herein that the vaccine has 100% protective efficacyagainst B. bronchiseptica using 22BF+dmLT. While this is a remarkablestep forward, examined herein is the immune response and the protectiveefficacy of 22BF+dmLT±PTd against B. pertussis. The vaccine can also betaken a step further by eliciting sterilizing immunity so that the B.pertussis transmission chain can be broken.

Originally, the mechanism of protection against B. pertussis, anextracellular organism, was thought to be the humoral immune response,however, cell-mediated immunity has been found to also be important forprotection with bacterial clearance mediated by Th1 and Th17 cells. Bymeasuring cytokines corresponding to specific immune pathways, Ross etal. concluded that the wP vaccine promotes Th1 and Th17 responses whilethe aP vaccine elicits a mix of Th1 and Th2 responses. These differenceslikely account for the increased protection seen for the wP vaccine. Astudy in a baboon model compared wP vaccines with an aP vaccine andconfirmed that the wP elicits a Th1/Th17 response while the aP vaccineelicits a Th1/Th2 response. Moreover, these studies found that aP doesnot prevent colonization or transmission of B. pertussis, even inasymptomatic subjects. Thus, the current pertussis resurgence could bedue, in part, to the ability of the aP vaccine to protect the hostagainst the overt symptoms of the disease while not preventingcolonization and the resulting transmission of B. pertussis tosusceptible children. Furthermore, protection of newborns againstpertussis via aP or wP is problematic due not only to possible sideeffects but also because newborns lack the ability to mount avaccine-induced Th1 response elicited through the requisite antigenpresentation and T-cell activation. Although it has been shown, in somecases, that neonatal immunization can prime the immune system forsubsequent booster vaccinations, the development of a protectivepertussis vaccine for infants remains a need.

As noted above, the current aP vaccine does not provide sterilizingimmunity. That is, the aP vaccine protects the immunized host, but doesnot stop colonization and transmission of the Bordetella spp. In oneaspect, disclosed herein are fusion polypeptides of any precedingaspect, wherein the composition or fusion polypeptide further comprisesan acellular Gram negative vaccine component (such as, for example, theacellular pertussis vaccine (aP) component pertussis toxoid (PTd)).

Pertussis toxin (PTX) is produced by Bordetella pertussis, the bacteriumresponsible for whooping cough. Pertussis toxin is a multi-componentprotein composed of six non-covalently bound subunits ranging inmolecular weight from approximately about 9 kDa to about 28 kDa. Thesesubunits are designated as S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 and occur in nativepertussis toxin in a ratio of 1:1:1:2:1, where the subunit S4 is presentin two copies The largest subunit S1, also called the A protomer, isresponsible for the ADP-ribosyltransferase activity. List Labs producesPertussis Toxin Mutant R9K, E129A (both in the S1 subunit), agenetically inactivated mutant of pertussis toxin, which has a modifiedsequence encoding the enzyme subunit (Table 2). Virulence of thispertussis mutant is reduced relative to that found with the wild type.

TABLE 2 Pertussis Toxic Mutant R9K, E129A Subunit DNA sequenceAA sequence Subunit 1 ATGCGTTGCACTCGGGCAATTCGCCAAACCGCMRCTRAIRQTARTGWLTWL AAGAACAGGCTGGCTGACGTGGCTGGCGATT AILAVTAPVTSPAWADDPPACTTGCCGTCACGGCGCCCGTGACTTCGCCGGC TVYRYDSRPPEDVFQNGFTAATGGGCCGACGATCCTCCCGCCACCGTATACC WGNNDNVLDHLTGRSCQVGCTATGACTCCCGCCCGCCGGAGGACGTTTTC GSSNSAFVSTSSSRRYTEVYLCAGAACGGATTCACGGCGTGGGGAAACAACG EHRMQEAVEAERAGRGTGHACAATGTGCTCGACCATCTGACCGGACGTTCC FIGYIYEVRADNNFYGAASSTGCCAGGTCGGCAGCAGCAACAGCGCTTTCGT YFEYVDTYGDNAGRILAGACTCCACCAGCAGCAGCCGGCGCTATACCGAG LATYQSEYLAHRRIPPENIRRGTCTATCTCGAACATCGCATGCAGGAAGCGGT VTRVYHNGITGETTTTEYSNCGAGGCCGAACGCGCCGGCAGGGGCACCGGC ARYVSQQTRANPNPYTSRRSCACTTCATCGGCTACATCTACGAAGTCCGCGC VASIVGTLVRMAPVIGACMCGACAACAATTTCTACGGCGCCGCCAGCTCGT ARQAESSEAMAAWSERAGEACTTCGAATACGTCGACACTTATGGCGACAAT AMVLVYYESIAYSFGCCGGCCGTATCCTCGCCGGCGCGCTGGCCAC (SEQ ID NO: 104)CTACCAGAGCGAATATCTGGCACACCGGCGC ATTCCGCCCGAAAACATCCGCAGGGTAACGCGGGTCTATCACAACGGCATCACCGGCGAGAC CACGACCACGGAGTATTCCAACGCTCGCTACGTCAGCCAGCAGACTCGCGCCAATCCCAACCCC TACACATCGCGAAGGTCCGTAGCGTCGATCGTCGGCACATTGGTGCGCATGGCGCCGGTGATA GGCGCTTGCATGGCGCGGCAGGCCGAAAGCTCCGAGGCCATGGCAGCCTGGTCCGAACGCGC CGGCGAGGCGATGGTTCTCGTGTACTACGAAAGCATCGCGTATTCGTTCTAG  (SEQ ID NO: 103) Subunit 2ATGCCGATCGACCGCAAGACGCTCTGCCATCT MPIDRKTLCHLLSVLPLALLCCTGTCCGTTCTGCCGTTGGCCCTCCTCGGAT GSHVARASTPGIVIPPQEQITCTCACGTGGCGCGGGCCTCCACGCCAGGCATC QHGGPYGRCANKTRALTVAGTCATTCCGCCGCAGGAACAGATTACCCAGC ELRGSGDLQEYLRHVTRGWATGGCAGCCCCTATGGACGCTGCGCGAACAA SIFALYDGTYLGGEYGGVIKGACCCGTGCCCTGACCGTGGCGGAATTGCGC DGTPGGAFDLKTTFCIMTTRGGCAGCGGCGATCTGCAGGAGTACCTGCGTC NTGQPATDHYYSNVTATRLATGTGACGCGCGGCTGGTCAATATTTGCGCTC LSSTNSRLCAVFVRSGQPVIGTACGATGGCACCTATCTCGGCGGCGAATATGG ACTSPYDGKYWSMYSRLRKCGGCGTGATCAAGGACGGAACACCCGGCGGC MLYLIYVAGISVRVHVSKEEGCATTCGACCTGAAAACGACGTTCTGCATCAT QYYDYEDATFETYALTGISIGACCACGCGCAATACGGGTCAACCCGCAACG CNPGSSLC GATCACTACTACAGCAACGTCACCGCCACTCG (SEQ ID NO: 106)CCTGCTCTCCAGCACCAACAGCAGGCTATGCG CGGTCTTCGTCAGAAGCGGGCAACCGGTCATTGGCGCCTGCACCAGCCCGTATGACGGCAAGT ACTGGAGCATGTACAGCCGGCTGCGGAAAATGCTTTACCTGATCTACGTGGCCGGCATCTCCG TACGCGTCCATGTCAGCAAGGAAGAACAGTATTACGACTATGAGGACGCAACGTTCGAGACTT ACGCCCTTACCGGCATCTCCATCTGCAATCCTGGATCATCCTTATGCTGA  (SEQ ID NO: 105) Subunit 3ATGCTGATCAACAACAAGAAGCTGCTTCATCA MLINNKKLLHHILPILVLALLCATTCTGCCCATCCTGGTGCTCGCCCTGCTGG GMRTAQAVAPGIVIPPKALFGCATGCGCACGGCCCAGGCCGTTGCGCCAGG TQQGGAYGRCPNGTRALTVCATCGTCATCCCGCCGAAGGCACTGTTCACCC AELRGNAELQTYLRQITPGWAACAGGGCGGCGCCTATGGACGCTGCCCGAA SIYGLYDGTYLGQAYGGIIKCGGAACCCGCGCCTTGACCGTGGCCGAACTG DAPPGAGFIYRETFCITTIYKCGCGGCAACGCCGAATTGCAGACGTATTTGC TGQPAADHYYSKVTATRLLGCCAGATAACGCCCGGCTGGTCCATATACGGT ASTNSRLCAVFVRDGQSVIGCTCTATGACGGTACGTACCTGGGCCAGGCGTA ACASPYEGRYRDMYDALRRCGGCGGCATCATCAAGGACGCGCCGCCAGGC LLYMIYMSGLAVRVHVSKEGCGGGGTTCATTTATCGCGAAACTTTCTGCAT EQYYDYEDATFQTYALTGISCACGACCATATACAAGACCGGGCAACCGGCT LCNPAASIC GCGGATCACTACTACAGCAAGGTCACGGCCA (SEQ ID NO: 108)CGCGCCTGCTCGCCAGCACCAACAGCAGGCT GTGCGCGGTATTCGTCAGGGACGGGCAATCGGTCATCGGAGCCTGCGCCAGCCCGTATGAAG GCAGGTACAGAGACATGTACGACGCGCTGCGGCGCCTGCTGTACATGATCTATATGTCCGGCC TTGCCGTACGCGTCCACGTCAGCAAGGAAGAGCAGTATTACGACTACGAGGACGCCACATTCC AGACCTATGCCCTCACCGGCATTTCCCTCTGCAACCCGGCAGCGTCGATATGCTGA (SEQ ID NO: 107) Subunit 4ATGCTGAGACGCTTCCCCACTCGAACCACCGC MLRRFPTRTTAPGQGGARRSCCCGGGACAGGGCGGCGCCCGGCGGTCGCGC RVRALAWLLASGAMTHLSPGTGCGCGCCCTGGCGTGGTTGCTGGCATCCGG ALADVPYVLVKTNMVVTSVCGCGATGACGCATCTTTCCCCCGCCCTGGCCG AMKPYEVTPTRMLVCGIAAACGTTCCTTATGTGCTGGTGAAGACCAATATG KLGAAASSPDAHVPFCFGKDGTGGTCACCAGCGTAGCCATGAAGCCGTATG LKRPGSSPMEVMLRAVFMQAAGTCACCCCGACGCGCATGCTGGTCTGCGGC QRPLRMFLGPKQLTFEGKPAATCGCCGCCAAACTGGGCGCCGCGGCCAGCA LELIRMVECSGKQDCPGCCCGGACGCGCACGTGCCGTTCTGCTTCGGC (SEQ ID NO: 110)AAGGATCTCAAGCGTCCCGGCAGCAGTCCCA TGGAAGTCATGTTGCGCGCCGTCTTCATGCAACAACGGCCGCTGCGCATGTTTCTGGGTCCCAA GCAACTCACTTTCGAAGGCAAGCCCGCGCTCGAACTGATCCGGATGGTCGAATGCAGCGGCAA GCAGGATTGCCCCTGA  (SEQ ID NO: 109)Subunit 5 ATGCAGCGGCAAGCAGGATTGCCCCTGAAGG MQRQAGLPLKANPMHTIASICGAACCCCATGCATACCATCGCATCCATCCTG LLSVLGIYSPADVAGLPTHLTTGTCCGTGCTCGGCATATACAGCCCGGCTGA YKNFTVQELALKLKGKNQECGTCGCCGGCTTGCCGACCCATCTGTACAAGA FCLTAFMSGRSLVRACLSDAACTTCACTGTCCAGGAGCTGGCCTTGAAACTG GHEHDTWFDTMLGFAISAYAAGGGCAAGAATCAGGAGTTCTGCCTGACCG ALKSRIALTVEDSPYPGTPGCCTTCATGTCGGGCAGAAGCCTGGTCCGGGCG DLLELQICPLNGYCETGCCTGTCCGACGCGGGACACGAGCACGACA (SEQ ID NO: 112)CGTGGTTCGACACCATGCTTGGCTTTGCCATA TCCGCGTATGCGCTCAAGAGCCGGATCGCGCTGACGGTGGAAGACTCGCCGTATCCGGGCACT CCCGGCGATCTGCTCGAACTGCAGATCTGCCCGCTCAACGGATATTGCGAATGA (SEQ ID NO: 111)

It is understood and herein contemplated that the disclosedpolypeptides, adjuvants, and acellular vaccine components for use ineliciting an immune response or for treating, inhibiting, or preventinga Gram negative bacterial infection can be administered in compositionssuch as vaccines as individual polypeptides or as a fusion construct ora combination thereof. Thus, in one aspect, disclosed herein arecompositions comprising a T3SA needle tip protein (such as, for example,Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668) or an antigenic fragmentthereof from a Gram negative bacteria (such as, for example, Bordetellaspp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp.or Yersinia spp.) and a T3SA translocator protein (such as, for example,BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2) or an antigenic fragment thereoffrom a Gram negative bacteria; wherein the gram negative bacteria is nota Salmonella enterica or Shigella spp. In one aspect, the compositioncan comprise the needle tip protein or fragment thereof and thetranslocator protein or fragment thereof as separate components or as afusion polypeptide. Also disclosed herein are compositions of anypreceding aspect, wherein the composition comprises an adjuvant (suchas, for example, cholera toxin, CTA1, dmLT, or LTA1) and/or bacterialtoxin protein, such as a pertussis toxoid (PTd). Thus, in one aspect,disclosed herein are vaccines comprising any of the peptides,polypeptides, proteins, fusion peptides, fusion polypeptides, fusionproteins, or compositions disclosed herein. In some embodiments, thevaccine can further comprise an acellular gram negative vaccine oractive components thereof.

1. Sequence Similarities

It is understood that as discussed herein the use of the terms homologyand identity mean the same thing as similarity. Thus, for example, ifthe use of the word homology is used between two non-natural sequencesit is understood that this is not necessarily indicating an evolutionaryrelationship between these two sequences, but rather is looking at thesimilarity or relatedness between their nucleic acid sequences. Many ofthe methods for determining homology between two evolutionarily relatedmolecules are routinely applied to any two or more nucleic acids orproteins for the purpose of measuring sequence similarity regardless ofwhether they are evolutionarily related or not.

In general, it is understood that one way to define any known variantsand derivatives or those that might arise, of the disclosed genes andproteins herein, is through defining the variants and derivatives interms of homology to specific known sequences. This identity ofparticular sequences disclosed herein is also discussed elsewhereherein. In general, variants of genes and proteins herein disclosed(such as, for example, Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, CT668, BopB,YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, CopB2, 22BF, BurkF, PaF, YerF, CT053-CopB,CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, or CT668-CopB2) typically have at least about70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, or 99 percent homology tothe stated sequence or the native sequence. Those of skill in the artreadily understand how to determine the homology of two proteins ornucleic acids, such as genes. For example, the homology can becalculated after aligning the two sequences so that the homology is atits highest level.

Another way of calculating homology can be performed by publishedalgorithms. Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison may beconducted by the local homology algorithm of Smith and Waterman Adv.Appl. Math. 2: 482 (1981), by the homology alignment algorithm ofNeedleman and Wunsch, J. MoL Biol. 48: 443 (1970), by the search forsimilarity method of Pearson and Lipman, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.85: 2444 (1988), by computerized implementations of these algorithms(GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics SoftwarePackage, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison, Wis.), or byinspection.

It is understood that any of the methods typically can be used and thatin certain instances the results of these various methods may differ,but the skilled artisan understands if identity is found with at leastone of these methods, the sequences would be said to have the statedidentity, and be disclosed herein.

For example, as used herein, a sequence recited as having a particularpercent homology to another sequence refers to sequences that have therecited homology as calculated by any one or more of the calculationmethods described above. For example, a first sequence has 80 percenthomology, as defined herein, to a second sequence if the first sequenceis calculated to have 80 percent homology to the second sequence usingthe Zuker calculation method even if the first sequence does not have 80percent homology to the second sequence as calculated by any of theother calculation methods. As another example, a first sequence has 80percent homology, as defined herein, to a second sequence if the firstsequence is calculated to have 80 percent homology to the secondsequence using both the Zuker calculation method and the Pearson andLipman calculation method even if the first sequence does not have 80percent homology to the second sequence as calculated by the Smith andWaterman calculation method, the Needleman and Wunsch calculationmethod, the Jaeger calculation methods, or any of the other calculationmethods. As yet another example, a first sequence has 80 percenthomology, as defined herein, to a second sequence if the first sequenceis calculated to have 80 percent homology to the second sequence usingeach of calculation methods (although, in practice, the differentcalculation methods will often result in different calculated homologypercentages).

2. Nucleic Acids

There are a variety of molecules disclosed herein that are nucleic acidbased, including for example the nucleic acids that encode, for exampleBsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, CT668, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB,CopB2, 22BF, BurkF, PaF, YerF, CT053-CopB, CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, orCT668-CopB2 or antigenic fragments thereof, as well as variousfunctional nucleic acids. The disclosed nucleic acids are made up of forexample, nucleotides, nucleotide analogs, or nucleotide substitutes.Non-limiting examples of these and other molecules are discussed herein.It is understood that for example, when a vector is expressed in a cell,that the expressed mRNA will typically be made up of A, C, G, and U.Likewise, it is understood that if, for example, an antisense moleculeis introduced into a cell or cell environment through for exampleexogenous delivery, it is advantageous that the antisense molecule bemade up of nucleotide analogs that reduce the degradation of theantisense molecule in the cellular environment.

a) Nucleotides and Related Molecules

A nucleotide is a molecule that contains a base moiety, a sugar moietyand a phosphate moiety. Nucleotides can be linked together through theirphosphate moieties and sugar moieties creating an internucleosidelinkage. The base moiety of a nucleotide can be adenin-9-yl (A),cytosin-1-yl (C), guanin-9-yl (G), uracil-1-yl (U), and thymin-1-yl (T).The sugar moiety of a nucleotide is a ribose or a deoxyribose. Thephosphate moiety of a nucleotide is pentavalent phosphate. Annon-limiting example of a nucleotide would be 3′-AMP (3′-adenosinemonophosphate) or 5′-GMP (5′-guanosine monophosphate). There are manyvarieties of these types of molecules available in the art and availableherein.

A nucleotide analog is a nucleotide which contains some type ofmodification to either the base, sugar, or phosphate moieties.Modifications to nucleotides are well known in the art and would includefor example, 5-methylcytosine (5-me-C), 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine,xanthine, hypoxanthine, and 2-aminoadenine, as well as modifications atthe sugar or phosphate moieties. There are many varieties of these typesof molecules available in the art and available herein.

Nucleotide substitutes are molecules having similar functionalproperties to nucleotides, but which do not contain a phosphate moiety,such as peptide nucleic acid (PNA). Nucleotide substitutes are moleculesthat will recognize nucleic acids in a Watson-Crick or Hoogsteen manner,but which are linked together through a moiety other than a phosphatemoiety. Nucleotide substitutes are able to conform to a double helixtype structure when interacting with the appropriate target nucleicacid. There are many varieties of these types of molecules available inthe art and available herein.

It is also possible to link other types of molecules (conjugates) tonucleotides or nucleotide analogs to enhance for example, cellularuptake. Conjugates can be chemically linked to the nucleotide ornucleotide analogs. Such conjugates include but are not limited to lipidmoieties such as a cholesterol moiety. (Letsinger et al., Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA, 1989, 86, 6553-6556). There are many varieties of thesetypes of molecules available in the art and available herein.

A Watson-Crick interaction is at least one interaction with theWatson-Crick face of a nucleotide, nucleotide analog, or nucleotidesubstitute. The Watson-Crick face of a nucleotide, nucleotide analog, ornucleotide substitute includes the C2, N1, and C6 positions of a purinebased nucleotide, nucleotide analog, or nucleotide substitute and theC2, N3, C4 positions of a pyrimidine based nucleotide, nucleotideanalog, or nucleotide substitute.

A Hoogsteen interaction is the interaction that takes place on theHoogsteen face of a nucleotide or nucleotide analog, which is exposed inthe major groove of duplex DNA. The Hoogsteen face includes the N7position and reactive groups (NH2 or O) at the C6 position of purinenucleotides.

b) Sequences

There are a variety of sequences related to the protein moleculesinvolved in the signaling pathways disclosed herein, for example Bsp22,LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, CT668, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, CopB2,22BF, BurkF, PaF, YerF, CT053-CopB, CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, orCT668-CopB2, or any of the nucleic acids disclosed herein for makingBsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, CT668, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB,CopB2, 22BF, BurkF, PaF, YerF, CT053-CopB, CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, orCT668-CopB2, all of which are encoded by nucleic acids or are nucleicacids. The sequences for the human analogs of these genes, as well asother analogs, and alleles of these genes, and splice variants and othertypes of variants, are available in a variety of protein and genedatabases, including GENBANK®. Those of skill in the art understand howto resolve sequence discrepancies and differences and to adjust thecompositions and methods relating to a particular sequence to otherrelated sequences. Primers and/or probes can be designed for any givensequence given the information disclosed herein and known in the art.

3. Nucleic Acid Delivery

In the methods described above which include the administration anduptake of exogenous DNA into the cells of a subject (i.e., genetransduction or transfection), the disclosed nucleic acids can be in theform of naked DNA or RNA, or the nucleic acids can be in a vector fordelivering the nucleic acids to the cells, whereby the antibody-encodingDNA fragment is under the transcriptional regulation of a promoter, aswould be well understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The vectorcan be a commercially available preparation, such as an adenovirusvector (Quantum Biotechnologies, Inc. (Laval, Quebec, Canada).

Delivery of the nucleic acid or vector to cells can be via a variety ofmechanisms. As one example, delivery can be via a liposome, usingcommercially available liposome preparations such as LIPOFECTIN,LIPOFECTAMINE (GIBCO-BRL, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md.), SUPERFECT (Qiagen,Inc. Hilden, Germany) and TRANSFECTAM (Promega Biotec, Inc., Madison,Wis.), as well as other liposomes developed according to proceduresstandard in the art. In addition, the disclosed nucleic acid or vectorcan be delivered in vivo by electroporation, the technology for which isavailable from Genetronics, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.) as well as by meansof a SONOPORATION machine (ImaRx Pharmaceutical Corp., Tucson, Ariz.).72. As one example, vector delivery can be via a viral system, such as aretroviral vector system which can package a recombinant retroviralgenome (see e.g., Pastan et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:4486,1988; Miller et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 6:2895, 1986). The recombinantretrovirus can then be used to infect and thereby deliver to theinfected cells nucleic acid encoding a broadly neutralizing antibody (oractive fragment thereof). The exact method of introducing the alterednucleic acid into mammalian cells is, of course, not limited to the useof retroviral vectors. Other techniques are widely available for thisprocedure including the use of adenoviral vectors (Mitani et al., Hum.Gene Ther. 5:941-948, 1994), adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors(Goodman et al., Blood 84:1492-1500, 1994), lentiviral vectors (Naidiniet al., Science 272:263-267, 1996), pseudotyped retroviral vectors(Agrawal et al., Exper. Hematol. 24:738-747, 1996). Physicaltransduction techniques can also be used, such as liposome delivery andreceptor-mediated and other endocytosis mechanisms (see, for example,Schwartzenberger et al., Blood 87:472-478, 1996). This disclosedcompositions and methods can be used in conjunction with any of these orother commonly used gene transfer methods. 73. As one example, if theantibody-encoding nucleic acid is delivered to the cells of a subject inan adenovirus vector, the dosage for administration of adenovirus tohumans can range from about 10⁷ to about 10⁹ plaque forming units (pfu)per injection but can be as high as about 10¹² pfu per injection(Crystal, Hum. Gene Ther. 8:985-1001, 1997; Alvarez and Curiel, Hum.Gene Ther. 8:597-613, 1997). A subject can receive a single injection,or, if additional injections are necessary, they can be repeated at sixmonth intervals (or other appropriate time intervals, as determined bythe skilled practitioner) for an indefinite period and/or until theefficacy of the treatment has been established.

Parenteral administration of the nucleic acid or vector, if used, isgenerally characterized by injection. Injectables can be prepared inconventional forms, either as liquid solutions or suspensions, solidforms suitable for solution of suspension in liquid prior to injection,or as emulsions. A more recently revised approach for parenteraladministration involves use of a slow release or sustained releasesystem such that a constant dosage is maintained. For additionaldiscussion of suitable formulations and various routes of administrationof therapeutic compounds, see, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practiceof Pharmacy (19th ed.) ed. A. R. Gennaro, Mack Publishing Company,Easton, Pa. 1995.

4. Delivery of the Compositions to Cells

There are a number of compositions and methods which can be used todeliver nucleic acids to cells, either in vitro or in vivo. Thesemethods and compositions can largely be broken down into two classes:viral based delivery systems and non-viral based delivery systems. Forexample, the nucleic acids can be delivered through a number of directdelivery systems such as, electroporation, lipofection, calciumphosphate precipitation, plasmids, viral vectors, viral nucleic acids,phage nucleic acids, phages, cosmids, or via transfer of geneticmaterial in cells or carriers such as cationic liposomes. Appropriatemeans for transfection, including viral vectors, chemical transfectants,or physico-mechanical methods such as electroporation and directdiffusion of DNA, are described by, for example, Wolff, J. A., et al.,Science, 247, 1465-1468, (1990); and Wolff, J. A. Nature, 352, 815-818,(1991). Such methods are well known in the art and readily adaptable foruse with the compositions and methods described herein. In certaincases, the methods will be modified to specifically function with largeDNA molecules. Further, these methods can be used to target certaindiseases and cell populations by using the targeting characteristics ofthe carrier.

a) Nucleic Acid Based Delivery Systems

Transfer vectors can be any nucleotide construction used to delivergenes into cells (e.g., a plasmid), or as part of a general strategy todeliver genes, e.g., as part of recombinant retrovirus or adenovirus(Ram et al. Cancer Res. 53:83-88, (1993)).

As used herein, plasmid or viral vectors are agents that transport thedisclosed nucleic acids, such as 22BF into the cell without degradationand include a promoter yielding expression of the gene in the cells intowhich it is delivered. Viral vectors are, for example, Adenovirus,Adeno-associated virus, Herpes virus, Vaccinia virus, Polio virus, AIDSvirus, neuronal trophic virus, Sindbis and other RNA viruses, includingthese viruses with the HIV backbone. Also preferred are any viralfamilies which share the properties of these viruses which make themsuitable for use as vectors. Retroviruses include Murine MaloneyLeukemia virus, MMLV, and retroviruses that express the desirableproperties of MMLV as a vector. Retroviral vectors are able to carry alarger genetic payload, i.e., a transgene or marker gene, than otherviral vectors, and for this reason are a commonly used vector. However,they are not as useful in non-proliferating cells. Adenovirus vectorsare relatively stable and easy to work with, have high titers, and canbe delivered in aerosol formulation, and can transfect non-dividingcells. Pox viral vectors are large and have several sites for insertinggenes, they are thermostable and can be stored at room temperature. Apreferred embodiment is a viral vector which has been engineered so asto suppress the immune response of the host organism, elicited by theviral antigens. Preferred vectors of this type will carry coding regionsfor Interleukin 8 or 10.

Viral vectors can have higher transaction (ability to introduce genes)abilities than chemical or physical methods to introduce genes intocells. Typically, viral vectors contain, nonstructural early genes,structural late genes, an RNA polymerase III transcript, invertedterminal repeats necessary for replication and encapsidation, andpromoters to control the transcription and replication of the viralgenome. When engineered as vectors, viruses typically have one or moreof the early genes removed and a gene or gene/promotor cassette isinserted into the viral genome in place of the removed viral DNA.Constructs of this type can carry up to about 8 kb of foreign geneticmaterial. The necessary functions of the removed early genes aretypically supplied by cell lines which have been engineered to expressthe gene products of the early genes in trans.

(1) Retroviral Vectors

A retrovirus is an animal virus belonging to the virus family ofRetroviridae, including any types, subfamilies, genus, or tropisms.Retroviral vectors, in general, are described by Verma, I. M.,Retroviral vectors for gene transfer.

A retrovirus is essentially a package which has packed into it nucleicacid cargo. The nucleic acid cargo carries with it a packaging signal,which ensures that the replicated daughter molecules will be efficientlypackaged within the package coat. In addition to the package signal,there are a number of molecules which are needed in cis, for thereplication, and packaging of the replicated virus. Typically aretroviral genome, contains the gag, pol, and env genes which areinvolved in the making of the protein coat. It is the gag, pol, and envgenes which are typically replaced by the foreign DNA that it is to betransferred to the target cell. Retrovirus vectors typically contain apackaging signal for incorporation into the package coat, a sequencewhich signals the start of the gag transcription unit, elementsnecessary for reverse transcription, including a primer binding site tobind the tRNA primer of reverse transcription, terminal repeat sequencesthat guide the switch of RNA strands during DNA synthesis, a purine richsequence 5′ to the 3′ LTR that serve as the priming site for thesynthesis of the second strand of DNA synthesis, and specific sequencesnear the ends of the LTRs that enable the insertion of the DNA state ofthe retrovirus to insert into the host genome. The removal of the gag,pol, and env genes allows for about 8 kb of foreign sequence to beinserted into the viral genome, become reverse transcribed, and uponreplication be packaged into a new retroviral particle. This amount ofnucleic acid is sufficient for the delivery of a one to many genesdepending on the size of each transcript. It is preferable to includeeither positive or negative selectable markers along with other genes inthe insert.

Since the replication machinery and packaging proteins in mostretroviral vectors have been removed (gag, pol, and env), the vectorsare typically generated by placing them into a packaging cell line. Apackaging cell line is a cell line which has been transfected ortransformed with a retrovirus that contains the replication andpackaging machinery, but lacks any packaging signal. When the vectorcarrying the DNA of choice is transfected into these cell lines, thevector containing the gene of interest is replicated and packaged intonew retroviral particles, by the machinery provided in cis by the helpercell. The genomes for the machinery are not packaged because they lackthe necessary signals.

(2) Adenoviral Vectors

The construction of replication-defective adenoviruses has beendescribed (Berkner et al., J. Virology 61:1213-1220 (1987); Massie etal., Mol. Cell. Biol. 6:2872-2883 (1986); Haj-Ahmad et al., J. Virology57:267-274 (1986); Davidson et al., J. Virology 61:1226-1239 (1987);Zhang “Generation and identification of recombinant adenovirus byliposome-mediated transfection and PCR analysis” BioTechniques15:868-872 (1993)). The benefit of the use of these viruses as vectorsis that they are limited in the extent to which they can spread to othercell types, since they can replicate within an initial infected cell,but are unable to form new infectious viral particles. Recombinantadenoviruses have been shown to achieve high efficiency gene transferafter direct, in vivo delivery to airway epithelium, hepatocytes,vascular endothelium, CNS parenchyma and a number of other tissue sites(Morsy, J. Clin. Invest. 92:1580-1586 (1993); Kirshenbaum, J. Clin.Invest. 92:381-387 (1993); Roessler, J. Clin. Invest. 92:1085-1092(1993); Moullier, Nature Genetics 4:154-159 (1993); La Salle, Science259:988-990 (1993); Gomez-Foix, J. Biol. Chem. 267:25129-25134 (1992);Rich, Human Gene Therapy 4:461-476 (1993); Zabner, Nature Genetics6:75-83 (1994); Guzman, Circulation Research 73:1201-1207 (1993); Bout,Human Gene Therapy 5:3-10 (1994); Zabner, Cell 75:207-216 (1993);Caillaud, Eur. J. Neuroscience 5:1287-1291 (1993); and Ragot, J. Gen.Virology 74:501-507 (1993)). Recombinant adenoviruses achieve genetransduction by binding to specific cell surface receptors, after whichthe virus is internalized by receptor-mediated endocytosis, in the samemanner as wild type or replication-defective adenovirus (Chardonnet andDales, Virology 40:462-477 (1970); Brown and Burlingham, J. Virology12:386-396 (1973); Svensson and Persson, J. Virology 55:442-449 (1985);Seth, et al., J. Virol. 51:650-655 (1984); Seth, et al., Mol. Cell.Biol. 4:1528-1533 (1984); Varga et al., J. Virology 65:6061-6070 (1991);Wickham et al., Cell 73:309-319 (1993)).

A viral vector can be one based on an adenovirus which has had the E1gene removed and these virons are generated in a cell line such as thehuman 293 cell line. In another preferred embodiment both the E1 and E3genes are removed from the adenovirus genome.

5. Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors

Another type of viral vector is based on an adeno-associated virus(AAV). This defective parvovirus is a preferred vector because it caninfect many cell types and is nonpathogenic to humans. AAV type vectorscan transport about 4 to 5 kb and wild type AAV is known to stablyinsert into chromosome 19. Vectors which contain this site specificintegration property are preferred. An especially preferred embodimentof this type of vector is the P4.1 C vector produced by Avigen, SanFrancisco, Calif., which can contain the herpes simplex virus thymidinekinase gene, HSV-tk, and/or a marker gene, such as the gene encoding thegreen fluorescent protein, GFP.

In another type of AAV virus, the AAV contains a pair of invertedterminal repeats (ITRs) which flank at least one cassette containing apromoter which directs cell-specific expression operably linked to aheterologous gene. Heterologous in this context refers to any nucleotidesequence or gene which is not native to the AAV or B19 parvovirus.

Typically the AAV and B19 coding regions have been deleted, resulting ina safe, noncytotoxic vector. The AAV ITRs, or modifications thereof,confer infectivity and site-specific integration, but not cytotoxicity,and the promoter directs cell-specific expression. U.S. Pat. No.6,261,834 is herein incorporated by reference for material related tothe AAV vector.

The disclosed vectors thus provide DNA molecules which are capable ofintegration into a mammalian chromosome without substantial toxicity.

The inserted genes in viral and retroviral usually contain promoters,and/or enhancers to help control the expression of the desired geneproduct. A promoter is generally a sequence or sequences of DNA thatfunction when in a relatively fixed location in regard to thetranscription start site. A promoter contains core elements required forbasic interaction of RNA polymerase and transcription factors, and maycontain upstream elements and response elements.

a) Large Payload Viral Vectors

Molecular genetic experiments with large human herpesviruses haveprovided a means whereby large heterologous DNA fragments can be cloned,propagated and established in cells permissive for infection withherpesviruses (Sun et al., Nature genetics 8: 33-41, 1994; Cotter andRobertson, Curr Opin Mol Ther 5: 633-644, 1999). These large DNA viruses(herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), have thepotential to deliver fragments of human heterologous DNA>150 kb tospecific cells. EBV recombinants can maintain large pieces of DNA in theinfected B-cells as episomal DNA. Individual clones carried humangenomic inserts up to 330 kb appeared genetically stable The maintenanceof these episomes requires a specific EBV nuclear protein, EBNA1,constitutively expressed during infection with EBV. Additionally, thesevectors can be used for transfection, where large amounts of protein canbe generated transiently in vitro. Herpesvirus amplicon systems are alsobeing used to package pieces of DNA>220 kb and to infect cells that canstably maintain DNA as episomes.

Other useful systems include, for example, replicating andhost-restricted non-replicating vaccinia virus vectors.

b) Non-Nucleic Acid Based Systems

The disclosed compositions can be delivered to the target cells in avariety of ways. For example, the compositions can be delivered throughelectroporation, or through lipofection, or through calcium phosphateprecipitation. The delivery mechanism chosen will depend in part on thetype of cell targeted and whether the delivery is occurring for examplein vivo or in vitro.

Thus, the compositions can comprise, in addition to the disclosed needletip protein-translocator protein fusion (such as, for example, 22BF) orvectors for example, lipids such as liposomes, such as cationicliposomes (e.g., DOTMA, DOPE, DC-cholesterol) or anionic liposomes.Liposomes can further comprise proteins to facilitate targeting aparticular cell, if desired. Administration of a composition comprisinga compound and a cationic liposome can be administered to the bloodafferent to a target organ or inhaled into the respiratory tract totarget cells of the respiratory tract. Regarding liposomes, see, e.g.,Brigham et al. Am. J. Resp. Cell. Mol. Biol. 1:95-100 (1989); Felgner etal. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 84:7413-7417 (1987); U.S. Pat. No.4,897,355. Furthermore, the compound can be administered as a componentof a microcapsule that can be targeted to specific cell types, such asmacrophages, or where the diffusion of the compound or delivery of thecompound from the microcapsule is designed for a specific rate ordosage.

In the methods described above which include the administration anduptake of exogenous DNA into the cells of a subject (i.e., genetransduction or transfection), delivery of the compositions to cells canbe via a variety of mechanisms. As one example, delivery can be via aliposome, using commercially available liposome preparations such asLIPOFECTIN, LIPOFECTAMINE (GIBCO-BRL, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md.),SUPERFECT (Qiagen, Inc. Hilden, Germany) and TRANSFECTAM (PromegaBiotec, Inc., Madison, Wis.), as well as other liposomes developedaccording to procedures standard in the art. In addition, the disclosednucleic acid or vector can be delivered in vivo by electroporation, thetechnology for which is available from Genetronics, Inc. (San Diego,Calif.) as well as by means of a SONOPORATION machine (ImaRxPharmaceutical Corp., Tucson, Ariz.).

The materials may be in solution, suspension (for example, incorporatedinto microparticles, liposomes, or cells). These may be targeted to aparticular cell type via antibodies, receptors, or receptor ligands. Thefollowing references are examples of the use of this technology totarget specific proteins to tumor tissue (Senter, et al., BioconjugateChem., 2:447-451, (1991); Bagshawe, K. D., Br. J. Cancer, 60:275-281,(1989); Bagshawe, et al., Br. J. Cancer, 58:700-703, (1988); Senter, etal., Bioconjugate Chem., 4:3-9, (1993); Battelli, et al., CancerImmunol. Immunother., 35:421-425, (1992); Pietersz and McKenzie,Immunolog. Reviews, 129:57-80, (1992); and Roffler, et al., Biochem.Pharmacol, 42:2062-2065, (1991)). These techniques can be used for avariety of other specific cell types. Vehicles such as “stealth” andother antibody conjugated liposomes (including lipid mediated drugtargeting to colonic carcinoma), receptor mediated targeting of DNAthrough cell specific ligands, lymphocyte directed tumor targeting, andhighly specific therapeutic retroviral targeting of murine glioma cellsin vivo. The following references are examples of the use of thistechnology to target specific proteins to tumor tissue (Hughes et al.,Cancer Research, 49:6214-6220, (1989); and Litzinger and Huang,Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1104:179-187, (1992)). In general,receptors are involved in pathways of endocytosis, either constitutiveor ligand induced. These receptors cluster in clathrin-coated pits,enter the cell via clathrin-coated vesicles, pass through an acidifiedendosome in which the receptors are sorted, and then either recycle tothe cell surface, become stored intracellularly, or are degraded inlysosomes. The internalization pathways serve a variety of functions,such as nutrient uptake, removal of activated proteins, clearance ofmacromolecules, opportunistic entry of viruses and toxins, dissociationand degradation of ligand, and receptor-level regulation. Many receptorsfollow more than one intracellular pathway, depending on the cell type,receptor concentration, type of ligand, ligand valency, and ligandconcentration. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of receptor-mediatedendocytosis has been reviewed (Brown and Greene, DNA and Cell Biology10:6, 399-409 (1991)).

Nucleic acids that are delivered to cells which are to be integratedinto the host cell genome, typically contain integration sequences.These sequences are often viral related sequences, particularly whenviral based systems are used. These viral integration systems can alsobe incorporated into nucleic acids which are to be delivered using anon-nucleic acid based system of deliver, such as a liposome, so thatthe nucleic acid contained in the delivery system can become integratedinto the host genome.

Other general techniques for integration into the host genome include,for example, systems designed to promote homologous recombination withthe host genome. These systems typically rely on sequence flanking thenucleic acid to be expressed that has enough homology with a targetsequence within the host cell genome that recombination between thevector nucleic acid and the target nucleic acid takes place, causing thedelivered nucleic acid to be integrated into the host genome. Thesesystems and the methods necessary to promote homologous recombinationare known to those of skill in the art.

c) In Vivo/Ex Vivo

As described above, the compositions can be administered in apharmaceutically acceptable carrier and can be delivered to thesubject's cells in vivo and/or ex vivo by a variety of mechanisms wellknown in the art (e.g., uptake of naked DNA, liposome fusion,intramuscular injection of DNA via a gene gun, endocytosis and thelike).

If ex vivo methods are employed, cells or tissues can be removed andmaintained outside the body according to standard protocols well knownin the art. The compositions can be introduced into the cells via anygene transfer mechanism, such as, for example, calcium phosphatemediated gene delivery, electroporation, microinjection orproteoliposomes. The transduced cells can then be infused (e.g., in apharmaceutically acceptable carrier) or homotopically transplanted backinto the subject per standard methods for the cell or tissue type.Standard methods are known for transplantation or infusion of variouscells into a subject.

6. Expression Systems

The nucleic acids that are delivered to cells typically containexpression controlling systems. For example, the inserted genes in viraland retroviral systems usually contain promoters, and/or enhancers tohelp control the expression of the desired gene product. A promoter isgenerally a sequence or sequences of DNA that function when in arelatively fixed location in regard to the transcription start site. Apromoter contains core elements required for basic interaction of RNApolymerase and transcription factors, and may contain upstream elementsand response elements.

a) Viral Promoters and Enhancers

Preferred promoters controlling transcription from vectors in mammalianhost cells may be obtained from various sources, for example, thegenomes of viruses such as: polyoma, Simian Virus 40 (SV40), adenovirus,retroviruses, hepatitis-B virus and most preferably cytomegalovirus, orfrom heterologous mammalian promoters, e.g. beta actin promoter. Theearly and late promoters of the SV40 virus are conveniently obtained asan SV40 restriction fragment which also contains the SV40 viral originof replication (Fiers et al., Nature, 273: 113 (1978)). The immediateearly promoter of the human cytomegalovirus is conveniently obtained asa HindIII E restriction fragment (Greenway, P. J. et al., Gene 18:355-360 (1982)). Of course, promoters from the host cell or relatedspecies also are useful herein.

Enhancer generally refers to a sequence of DNA that functions at nofixed distance from the transcription start site and can be either 5′(Laimins, L. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 78: 993 (1981)) or 3′(Lusky, M. L., et al., Mol. Cell Bio. 3: 1108 (1983)) to thetranscription unit. Furthermore, enhancers can be within an intron(Banerji, J. L. et al., Cell 33: 729 (1983)) as well as within thecoding sequence itself (Osborne, T. F., et al., Mol. Cell Bio. 4: 1293(1984)). They are usually between 10 and 300 bp in length, and theyfunction in cis. Enhancers function to increase transcription fromnearby promoters. Enhancers also often contain response elements thatmediate the regulation of transcription. Promoters can also containresponse elements that mediate the regulation of transcription.Enhancers often determine the regulation of expression of a gene. Whilemany enhancer sequences are now known from mammalian genes (globin,elastase, albumin, α-fetoprotein and insulin), typically one will use anenhancer from a eukaryotic cell virus for general expression. Preferredexamples are the SV40 enhancer on the late side of the replicationorigin (bp 100-270), the cytomegalovirus early promoter enhancer, thepolyoma enhancer on the late side of the replication origin, andadenovirus enhancers.

The promotor and/or enhancer may be specifically activated either bylight or specific chemical events which trigger their function. Systemscan be regulated by reagents such as tetracycline and dexamethasone.There are also ways to enhance viral vector gene expression by exposureto irradiation, such as gamma irradiation, or alkylating chemotherapydrugs.

In certain embodiments the promoter and/or enhancer region can act as aconstitutive promoter and/or enhancer to maximize expression of theregion of the transcription unit to be transcribed. In certainconstructs the promoter and/or enhancer region be active in alleukaryotic cell types, even if it is only expressed in a particular typeof cell at a particular time. A preferred promoter of this type is theCMV promoter (650 bases). Other preferred promoters are SV40 promoters,cytomegalovirus (full length promoter), and retroviral vector LTR.

It has been shown that all specific regulatory elements can be clonedand used to construct expression vectors that are selectively expressedin specific cell types such as melanoma cells. The glial fibrillaryacetic protein (GFAP) promoter has been used to selectively expressgenes in cells of glial origin.

Expression vectors used in eukaryotic host cells (yeast, fungi, insect,plant, animal, human or nucleated cells) may also contain sequencesnecessary for the termination of transcription which may affect mRNAexpression. These regions are transcribed as polyadenylated segments inthe untranslated portion of the mRNA encoding tissue factor protein. The3′ untranslated regions also include transcription termination sites. Itis preferred that the transcription unit also contains a polyadenylationregion. One benefit of this region is that it increases the likelihoodthat the transcribed unit will be processed and transported like mRNA.The identification and use of polyadenylation signals in expressionconstructs is well established. It is preferred that homologouspolyadenylation signals be used in the transgene constructs. In certaintranscription units, the polyadenylation region is derived from the SV40early polyadenylation signal and consists of about 400 bases. It is alsopreferred that the transcribed units contain other standard sequencesalone or in combination with the above sequences improve expressionfrom, or stability of, the construct.

b) Markers

The viral vectors can include nucleic acid sequence encoding a markerproduct. This marker product is used to determine if the gene has beendelivered to the cell and once delivered is being expressed. Preferredmarker genes are the E. Coli lacZ gene, which encodes β-galactosidase,and green fluorescent protein.

In some embodiments the marker may be a selectable marker. Examples ofsuitable selectable markers for mammalian cells are dihydrofolatereductase (DHFR), thymidine kinase, neomycin, neomycin analog G418,hydromycin, and puromycin. When such selectable markers are successfullytransferred into a mammalian host cell, the transformed mammalian hostcell can survive if placed under selective pressure. There are twowidely used distinct categories of selective regimes. The first categoryis based on a cell's metabolism and the use of a mutant cell line whichlacks the ability to grow independent of a supplemented media. Twoexamples are: CHO DHFR-cells and mouse LTK-cells. These cells lack theability to grow without the addition of such nutrients as thymidine orhypoxanthine. Because these cells lack certain genes necessary for acomplete nucleotide synthesis pathway, they cannot survive unless themissing nucleotides are provided in a supplemented media. An alternativeto supplementing the media is to introduce an intact DHFR or TK geneinto cells lacking the respective genes, thus altering their growthrequirements. Individual cells which were not transformed with the DHFRor TK gene will not be capable of survival in non-supplemented media.

The second category is dominant selection which refers to a selectionscheme used in any cell type and does not require the use of a mutantcell line. These schemes typically use a drug to arrest growth of a hostcell. Those cells which have a novel gene would express a proteinconveying drug resistance and would survive the selection. Examples ofsuch dominant selection use the drugs neomycin, (Southern P. and Berg,P., J. Molec. Appl. Genet. 1: 327 (1982)), mycophenolic acid, (Mulligan,R. C. and Berg, P. Science 209: 1422 (1980)) or hygromycin, (Sugden, B.et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 5: 410-413 (1985)). The three examples employbacterial genes under eukaryotic control to convey resistance to theappropriate drug G418 or neomycin (geneticin), xgpt (mycophenolic acid)or hygromycin, respectively. Others include the neomycin analog G418 andpuromycin.

7. Peptides

a) Protein Variants

As discussed herein there are numerous variants of the needle tipprotein-translocator protein fusion (such as, for example, Bsp22, LcrV,BipD, PcrV, CT053, CT668, BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, CopB2, 22BF,BurkF, PaF, YerF, CT053-CopB, CT053-CopB2, CT668-CopB, or CT668-CopB2)that are known and herein contemplated. In addition, to the knownfunctional strain variants there are derivatives of the needle tipprotein and translocator protein which also function in the disclosedmethods and compositions. Protein variants and derivatives are wellunderstood to those of skill in the art and can involve amino acidsequence modifications. For example, amino acid sequence modificationstypically fall into one or more of three classes: substitutional,insertional or deletional variants. Insertions include amino and/orcarboxyl terminal fusions as well as intrasequence insertions of singleor multiple amino acid residues. Insertions ordinarily will be smallerinsertions than those of amino or carboxyl terminal fusions, forexample, on the order of one to four residues. Immunogenic fusionprotein derivatives, such as those described in the examples, are madeby fusing a polypeptide sufficiently large to confer immunogenicity tothe target sequence by cross-linking in vitro or by recombinant cellculture transformed with DNA encoding the fusion. Deletions arecharacterized by the removal of one or more amino acid residues from theprotein sequence. Typically, no more than from about 2 to about 6residues are deleted at any one site within the protein molecule. Thesevariants ordinarily are prepared by site specific mutagenesis ofnucleotides in the DNA encoding the protein, thereby producing DNAencoding the variant, and thereafter expressing the DNA in recombinantcell culture. Techniques for making substitution mutations atpredetermined sites in DNA having a known sequence are well known, forexample M13 primer mutagenesis and PCR mutagenesis. Amino acidsubstitutions are typically of single residues, but can occur at anumber of different locations at once; insertions usually will be on theorder of from about 1 to about 10 amino acid residues; and deletionswill range from about 1 to about 30 residues. Deletions or insertionspreferably are made in adjacent pairs, i.e. a deletion of 2 residues orinsertion of 2 residues. Substitutions, deletions, insertions or anycombination thereof may be combined to arrive at a final construct. Themutations must not place the sequence out of reading frame andpreferably will not create complementary regions that could producesecondary mRNA structure. Substitutional variants are those in which atleast one residue has been removed and a different residue inserted inits place. Such substitutions generally are made in accordance with thefollowing Tables 3 and 4 and are referred to as conservativesubstitutions.

TABLE 3 Amino Acid Abbreviations Amino Acid Abbreviations Alanine Ala AAllosoleucine AIle Arginine Arg R Asparagine Asn N Aspartic acid Asp DCysteine Cys C Glutamic acid Glu E Glutamine Gln Q Glycine Gly GHistidine His H Isolelucine Ile I Leucine Leu L Lysine Lys KPhenylalanine Phe F Proline Pro P Pyroglutamic acid pGlu Serine Ser SThreonine Thr T Tyrosine Tyr Y Tryptophan Trp W Valine Val V

TABLE 4 Amino Acid Substitutions Original Exemplary ConservativeSubstitutions, Residue others are known in the art. Ala Ser Arg Lys; GlnAsn Gln; His Asp Glu Cys Ser Gln Asn, Lys Glu Asp Gly Pro His Asn; GlnIle Leu; Val Leu Ile; Val Lys Arg; Gln Met Leu; Ile Phe Met; Leu; TyrSer Thr Thr Ser Trp Tyr Tyr Trp; Phe Val Ile; Leu

Substantial changes in function or immunological identity are made byselecting substitutions that are less conservative than those in Table4, i.e., selecting residues that differ more significantly in theireffect on maintaining (a) the structure of the polypeptide backbone inthe area of the substitution, for example as a sheet or helicalconformation, (b) the charge or hydrophobicity of the molecule at thetarget site, or (c) the bulk of the side chain. The substitutions whichin general are expected to produce the greatest changes in the proteinproperties will be those in which (a) a hydrophilic residue, e.g. serylor threonyl, is substituted for (or by) a hydrophobic residue, e.g.leucyl, isoleucyl, phenylalanyl, valyl or alanyl; (b) a cysteine orproline is substituted for (or by) any other residue; (c) a residuehaving an electropositive side chain, e.g., lysyl, arginyl, or histidyl,is substituted for (or by) an electronegative residue, e.g., glutamyl oraspartyl; (d) a residue having a bulky side chain, e.g., phenylalanine,is substituted for (or by) one not having a side chain, e.g., glycine,in this case, or (e) by increasing the number of sites for sulfationand/or glycosylation.

For example, the replacement of one amino acid residue with another thatis biologically and/or chemically similar is known to those skilled inthe art as a conservative substitution. For example, a conservativesubstitution would be replacing one hydrophobic residue for another, orone polar residue for another. The substitutions include combinationssuch as, for example, Gly, Ala; Val, Ile, Leu; Asp, Glu; Asn, Gln; Ser,Thr; Lys, Arg; and Phe, Tyr. Such conservatively substituted variationsof each explicitly disclosed sequence are included within the mosaicpolypeptides provided herein.

Substitutional or deletional mutagenesis can be employed to insert sitesfor N-glycosylation (Asn-X-Thr/Ser) or O-glycosylation (Ser or Thr).Deletions of cysteine or other labile residues also may be desirable.Deletions or substitutions of potential proteolysis sites, e.g. Arg, isaccomplished for example by deleting one of the basic residues orsubstituting one by glutaminyl or histidyl residues.

Certain post-translational derivatizations are the result of the actionof recombinant host cells on the expressed polypeptide. Glutaminyl andasparaginyl residues are frequently post-translationally deamidated tothe corresponding glutamyl and asparyl residues. Alternatively, theseresidues are deamidated under mildly acidic conditions. Otherpost-translational modifications include hydroxylation of proline andlysine, phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of seryl or threonylresidues, methylation of the o-amino groups of lysine, arginine, andhistidine side chains (T. E. Creighton, Proteins: Structure andMolecular Properties, W. H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco pp 79-86[1983]), acetylation of the N-terminal amine and, in some instances,amidation of the C-terminal carboxyl.

It is understood that one way to define the variants and derivatives ofthe disclosed proteins herein is through defining the variants andderivatives in terms of homology/identity to specific known sequences.For example, SEQ ID NO: 1 sets forth a particular sequence of Bordetellaneedle tip protein-translocator protein fusion (22BF) and SEQ ID NO: 2sets forth a particular sequence of a 22BF fusion protein. Specificallydisclosed are variants of these and other proteins herein disclosedwhich have at least, 70% or 75% or 80% or 85% or 90% or 95% homology tothe stated sequence. Those of skill in the art readily understand how todetermine the homology of two proteins. For example, the homology can becalculated after aligning the two sequences so that the homology is atits highest level.

Another way of calculating homology can be performed by publishedalgorithms. Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison may beconducted by the local homology algorithm of Smith and Waterman Adv.Appl. Math. 2: 482 (1981), by the homology alignment algorithm ofNeedleman and Wunsch, J. MoL Biol. 48: 443 (1970), by the search forsimilarity method of Pearson and Lipman, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.85: 2444 (1988), by computerized implementations of these algorithms(GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics SoftwarePackage, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison, Wis.), or byinspection.

The same types of homology can be obtained for nucleic acids by forexample the algorithms disclosed in Zuker, M. Science 244:48-52, 1989,Jaeger et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:7706-7710, 1989, Jaeger etal. Methods Enzymol. 183:281-306, 1989.

It is understood that the description of conservative mutations andhomology can be combined together in any combination, such asembodiments that have at least 70% homology to a particular sequencewherein the variants are conservative mutations.

As this specification discusses various proteins and protein sequencesit is understood that the nucleic acids that can encode those proteinsequences are also disclosed. This would include all degeneratesequences related to a specific protein sequence, i.e. all nucleic acidshaving a sequence that encodes one particular protein sequence as wellas all nucleic acids, including degenerate nucleic acids, encoding thedisclosed variants and derivatives of the protein sequences. Thus, whileeach particular nucleic acid sequence may not be written out herein, itis understood that each and every sequence is in fact disclosed anddescribed herein through the disclosed protein sequence. For example,one of the many nucleic acid sequences that can encode the proteinsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. It isunderstood that for this mutation all of the nucleic acid sequences thatencode this particular derivative of the 22BF are also disclosed. It isalso understood that while no amino acid sequence indicates whatparticular DNA sequence encodes that protein within an organism, whereparticular variants of a disclosed protein are disclosed herein, theknown nucleic acid sequence that encodes that protein in the particularneedle tip protein-translocator protein fusion (such as, for example,22BF) from which that protein arises is also known and herein disclosedand described.

It is understood that there are numerous amino acid and peptide analogswhich can be incorporated into the disclosed compositions. For example,there are numerous D amino acids or amino acids which have a differentfunctional substituent then the amino acids shown in Table 3 and Table4. The opposite stereo isomers of naturally occurring peptides aredisclosed, as well as the stereo isomers of peptide analogs. These aminoacids can readily be incorporated into polypeptide chains by chargingtRNA molecules with the amino acid of choice and engineering geneticconstructs that utilize, for example, amber codons, to insert the analogamino acid into a peptide chain in a site specific way.

Molecules can be produced that resemble peptides, but which are notconnected via a natural peptide linkage. For example, linkages for aminoacids or amino acid analogs can include —CH₂NH—, —CH₂S—, —CH₂—CH₂—,—CH═CH— (cis and trans), —COCH₂—, —CH(OH)CH₂—, and —CHH₂SO— (These andothers can be found in Spatola, A. F. in Chemistry and Biochemistry ofAmino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins, B. Weinstein, eds., Marcel Dekker,New York, p. 267 (1983); Spatola, A. F., Vega Data (March 1983), Vol. 1,Issue 3, Peptide Backbone Modifications (general review); Morley, TrendsPharm Sci (1980) pp. 463-468; Hudson, D. et al., Int J Pept Prot Res14:177-185 (1979) (—CH₂NH—, —CH₂CH₂—); Spatola et al. Life Sci38:1243-1249 (1986) (—CH₂—S); Hann J. Chem. Soc Perkin Trans. I 307-314(1982) (—CH═CH—, cis and trans); Almquist et al. J. Med. Chem.23:1392-1398 (1980) (—COCH₂—); Jennings-White et al. Tetrahedron Lett23:2533 (1982) (—COCH₂—); Szelke et al. European Appln, EP 45665 CA(1982): 97:39405 (1982) (—CH(OH)CH₂—); Holladay et al. Tetrahedron. Lett24:4401-4404 (1983) (—C(OH)CH₂—); and Hruby Life Sci 31:189-199 (1982)(—CH₂—S—); each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Aparticularly preferred non-peptide linkage is —CH₂NH—. It is understoodthat peptide analogs can have more than one atom between the bond atoms,such as β-alanine, γ-aminobutyric acid, and the like.

Amino acid analogs and analogs and peptide analogs often have enhancedor desirable properties, such as, more economical production, greaterchemical stability, enhanced pharmacological properties (half-life,absorption, potency, efficacy, etc.), altered specificity (e.g., abroad-spectrum of biological activities), reduced antigenicity, andothers.

D-amino acids can be used to generate more stable peptides, because Damino acids are not recognized by peptidases and such. Systematicsubstitution of one or more amino acids of a consensus sequence with aD-amino acid of the same type (e.g., D-lysine in place of L-lysine) canbe used to generate more stable peptides. Cysteine residues can be usedto cyclize or attach two or more peptides together. This can bebeneficial to constrain peptides into particular conformations.

8. Pharmaceutical Carriers/Delivery of Pharmaceutical Products

As described above, the compositions can also be administered in vivo ina pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. By “pharmaceutically acceptable”is meant a material that is not biologically or otherwise undesirable,i.e., the material may be administered to a subject, along with thenucleic acid or vector, without causing any undesirable biologicaleffects or interacting in a deleterious manner with any of the othercomponents of the pharmaceutical composition in which it is contained.The carrier would naturally be selected to minimize any degradation ofthe active ingredient and to minimize any adverse side effects in thesubject, as would be well known to one of skill in the art.

The compositions may be administered orally, parenterally (e.g.,intravenously), by intramuscular injection, by intraperitonealinjection, transdermally, extracorporeally, topically or the like,including topical intranasal administration or administration byinhalant. As used herein, “topical intranasal administration” meansdelivery of the compositions into the nose and nasal passages throughone or both of the nares and can comprise delivery by a sprayingmechanism or droplet mechanism, or through aerosolization of the nucleicacid or vector. Administration of the compositions by inhalant can bethrough the nose or mouth via delivery by a spraying or dropletmechanism. Delivery can also be directly to any area of the respiratorysystem (e.g., lungs) via intubation. The exact amount of thecompositions required will vary from subject to subject, depending onthe species, age, weight and general condition of the subject, theseverity of the allergic disorder being treated, the particular nucleicacid or vector used, its mode of administration and the like. Thus, itis not possible to specify an exact amount for every composition.However, an appropriate amount can be determined by one of ordinaryskill in the art using only routine experimentation given the teachingsherein.

Parenteral administration of the composition, if used, is generallycharacterized by injection. Injectables can be prepared in conventionalforms, either as liquid solutions or suspensions, solid forms suitablefor solution of suspension in liquid prior to injection, or asemulsions. A more recently revised approach for parenteraladministration involves use of a slow release or sustained releasesystem such that a constant dosage is maintained. See, e.g., U.S. Pat.No. 3,610,795, which is incorporated by reference herein.

The materials may be in solution, suspension (for example, incorporatedinto microparticles, liposomes, or cells). These may be targeted to aparticular cell type via antibodies, receptors, or receptor ligands. Thefollowing references are examples of the use of this technology totarget specific proteins to tumor tissue (Senter, et al., BioconjugateChem., 2:447-451, (1991); Bagshawe, K. D., Br. J. Cancer, 60:275-281,(1989); Bagshawe, et al., Br. J. Cancer, 58:700-703, (1988); Senter, etal., Bioconjugate Chem., 4:3-9, (1993); Battelli, et al., CancerImmunol. Immunother., 35:421-425, (1992); Pietersz and McKenzie,Immunolog. Reviews, 129:57-80, (1992); and Roffler, et al., Biochem.Pharmacol, 42:2062-2065, (1991)). Vehicles such as “stealth” and otherantibody conjugated liposomes (including lipid mediated drug targetingto colonic carcinoma), receptor mediated targeting of DNA through cellspecific ligands, lymphocyte directed tumor targeting, and highlyspecific therapeutic retroviral targeting of murine glioma cells invivo. The following references are examples of the use of thistechnology to target specific proteins to tumor tissue (Hughes et al.,Cancer Research, 49:6214-6220, (1989); and Litzinger and Huang,Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1104:179-187, (1992)). In general,receptors are involved in pathways of endocytosis, either constitutiveor ligand induced. These receptors cluster in clathrin-coated pits,enter the cell via clathrin-coated vesicles, pass through an acidifiedendosome in which the receptors are sorted, and then either recycle tothe cell surface, become stored intracellularly, or are degraded inlysosomes. The internalization pathways serve a variety of functions,such as nutrient uptake, removal of activated proteins, clearance ofmacromolecules, opportunistic entry of viruses and toxins, dissociationand degradation of ligand, and receptor-level regulation. Many receptorsfollow more than one intracellular pathway, depending on the cell type,receptor concentration, type of ligand, ligand valency, and ligandconcentration. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of receptor-mediatedendocytosis has been reviewed (Brown and Greene, DNA and Cell Biology10:6, 399-409 (1991)).

a) Pharmaceutically Acceptable Carriers

The compositions, including antibodies, can be used therapeutically incombination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Suitable carriers and their formulations are described in Remington: TheScience and Practice of Pharmacy (19th ed.) ed. A. R. Gennaro, MackPublishing Company, Easton, Pa. 1995. Typically, an appropriate amountof a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt is used in the formulation torender the formulation isotonic. Examples of thepharmaceutically-acceptable carrier include, but are not limited to,saline, Ringer's solution and dextrose solution. The pH of the solutionis preferably from about 5 to about 8, more preferably from about 7 toabout 7.6, and most preferably about 7.5. Further carriers includesustained release preparations such as semipermeable matrices of solidhydrophobic polymers containing the antibody, which matrices are in theform of shaped articles, e.g., films, liposomes or microparticles. Itwill be apparent to those persons skilled in the art that certaincarriers may be more preferable depending upon, for instance, the routeof administration and concentration of composition being administered.

Pharmaceutical carriers are known to those skilled in the art. Thesemost typically would be standard carriers for administration of drugs tohumans, including solutions such as sterile water, saline, and bufferedsolutions at physiological pH. The compositions can be administeredintramuscularly or subcutaneously. Other compounds will be administeredaccording to standard procedures used by those skilled in the art.

Pharmaceutical compositions may include carriers, thickeners, diluents,buffers, preservatives, surface active agents and the like in additionto the molecule of choice. Pharmaceutical compositions may also includeone or more active ingredients such as antimicrobial agents,anti-inflammatory agents, anesthetics, and the like.

The pharmaceutical composition may be administered in a number of waysdepending on whether local or systemic treatment is desired, and on thearea to be treated. Administration may be topically (includingophthalmically, vaginally, rectally, intranasally), orally, byinhalation, or parenterally, for example by intravenous drip,subcutaneous, intraperitoneal or intramuscular injection. The disclosedantibodies can be administered intravenously, intraperitoneally,intramuscularly, subcutaneously, intracavity, or transdermally.

Preparations for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous ornon-aqueous solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. Examples ofnon-aqueous solvents are propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol,vegetable oils such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters such asethyl oleate. Aqueous carriers include water, alcoholic/aqueoussolutions, emulsions or suspensions, including saline and bufferedmedia. Parenteral vehicles include sodium chloride solution, Ringer'sdextrose, dextrose and sodium chloride, lactated Ringer's, or fixedoils. Intravenous vehicles include fluid and nutrient replenishers,electrolyte replenishers (such as those based on Ringer's dextrose), andthe like. Preservatives and other additives may also be present such as,for example, antimicrobials, anti-oxidants, chelating agents, and inertgases and the like.

Formulations for topical administration may include ointments, lotions,creams, gels, drops, suppositories, sprays, liquids and powders.Conventional pharmaceutical carriers, aqueous, powder or oily bases,thickeners and the like may be necessary or desirable.

Compositions for oral administration include powders or granules,suspensions or solutions in water or non-aqueous media, capsules,sachets, or tablets. Thickeners, flavorings, diluents, emulsifiers,dispersing aids or binders may be desirable.

Some of the compositions may potentially be administered as apharmaceutically acceptable acid- or base-addition salt, formed byreaction with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromicacid, perchloric acid, nitric acid, thiocyanic acid, sulfuric acid, andphosphoric acid, and organic acids such as formic acid, acetic acid,propionic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid,malonic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, and fumaric acid, or byreaction with an inorganic base such as sodium hydroxide, ammoniumhydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and organic bases such as mono-, di-,tri-alkyl and aryl amines and substituted ethanolamines.

b) Therapeutic Uses

Effective dosages and schedules for administering the compositions maybe determined empirically, and making such determinations is within theskill in the art. The dosage ranges for the administration of thecompositions are those large enough to produce the desired effect inwhich the symptoms of the disorder are effected. The dosage should notbe so large as to cause adverse side effects, such as unwantedcross-reactions, anaphylactic reactions, and the like. Generally, thedosage will vary with the age, condition, sex and extent of the diseasein the patient, route of administration, or whether other drugs areincluded in the regimen, and can be determined by one of skill in theart. The dosage can be adjusted by the individual physician in the eventof any counterindications. Dosage can vary, and can be administered inone or more dose administrations daily, for one or several days.Guidance can be found in the literature for appropriate dosages forgiven classes of pharmaceutical products. For example, guidance inselecting appropriate doses for antibodies can be found in theliterature on therapeutic uses of antibodies, e.g., Handbook ofMonoclonal Antibodies, Ferrone et al., eds., Noges Publications, ParkRidge, N.J., (1985) ch. 22 and pp. 303-357; Smith et al., Antibodies inHuman Diagnosis and Therapy, Haber et al., eds., Raven Press, New York(1977) pp. 365-389. A typical daily dosage of the antibody used alonemight range from about 1 μg/kg to up to 100 mg/kg of body weight or moreper day, depending on the factors mentioned above.

In a preferred embodiment, the amount of protein that is administeredper dose of vaccine is in the range of from about 0.0001 to about 1000μg/kg. In one embodiment, the amount is in the range of from about 0.001to about 1000 μg/kg of body weight of the recipient. In one embodiment,the amount is in the range of from about 0.01 to about 1000 μg/kg ofbody weight of the recipient. In one embodiment, the amount is in therange of from about 0.01 to about 100 μg/kg of body weight of therecipient. Those of skill in the art will recognize that the precisedosage may vary from situation to situation and from patient to patient,depending on e.g. age, gender, overall health, various genetic factors,and other variables known to those of skill in the art. Dosages aretypically determined e.g. in the course of animal and/or human clinicaltrials as conducted by skilled medical personnel, e.g. physicians orveterinarians.

C. Methods of Using the Compositions

Herein, the protective efficacy of the Bordetella spp. tip/translocatorfusion, 22BF, is examined against lethal lung challenge and withcomplete (sterilizing) clearance of colonizing bacteria. Unlike somecomponents of the current aP vaccine, Bsp22 and BopB are required forinfection and are not mutable since they must be retained structurallyand functionally within the context of a large nanomachine residingwithin the Bordetella cell envelope. Furthermore, targeting theBordetella T3SA renders the pathogen less able to fight off the hostinnate and adaptive immune responses. Regardless of whether 22BF isprotective alone or when used with components of the current aP vaccine,the innovation of this high risk, high reward investigation lies inwhether this subunit vaccine can elicit sterilizing immunity and therebyprevent the colonization that results in host to host transmission. Ithas been reported that Bsp22 (a component of the 22BF fusion vaccine)does not elicit a serum antibody response in humans during the course ofnatural infection and is not a protective antigen in mice. Nevertheless,as shown herein, protective and sterilizing immunity can be obtainedwith the compositions disclosed herein.

Thus, in one aspect, disclosed herein are methods of eliciting an immuneresponse in a subject to a Gram negative bacteria (such as, for example,Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp.,Vibrio spp. Enteropathogenic or Enterohemorrhagic E. coli or Yersiniaspp.) comprising administering to the subject the fusion polypeptides,compositions, or vaccines disclosed herein. Accordingly, in one aspect,disclosed herein are methods of eliciting an immune response against atleast one Gram negative bacteria serovar in a subject in need thereof,comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising atleast one needle tip protein or a fragment thereof and/or at least onetranslocator protein or a fragment thereof; wherein said composition isadministered in an amount sufficient to elicit an immune response tosaid at least one Gram negative bacteria serovar in said subject; andwherein the Gram negative bacteria is not a Shigella spp. or Salmonellaspp. In one aspect, the immune response elicited provides sterilizingimmunity to the infectious bacterium.

As can be appreciated by the skilled artisan, the methods of elicitingan immune response can be used for the purpose of treating, inhibiting,or preventing an infection of a Gram negative bacteria (such as, forexample, Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonasspp., Vibrio spp. Enteropathogenic or Enterohemorrhagic E. coli orYersinia spp). Thus, in one aspect, disclosed herein are methods oftreating, inhibiting, or preventing an infection of a Gram negativebacteria in a subject comprising administering to the subject atherapeutic amount of any of the fusion polypeptides, compositions, orvaccines disclosed herein. As one goal of any vaccine is not only toprevent infection or reducing the severity of disease in the individualreceiving the vaccine, but also to prevent further transmission of theinfectious agent (sterilizing immunity), it is understood and hereincontemplated that the disclosed methods of treatment, inhibition, orpreventing an infection can further comprise inhibiting and/orpreventing colony formation of the bacteria and/or transmission of thebacteria to another subject.

The term “therapeutically effective” refers to the amount of thecomposition used that is of sufficient quantity to ameliorate one ormore causes or symptoms of a disease or disorder. Such amelioration onlyrequires a reduction or alteration, not necessarily elimination.

The term “treatment” refers to the medical management of a patient withthe intent to cure, ameliorate, stabilize, or prevent a disease,pathological condition, or disorder. This term includes activetreatment, that is, treatment directed specifically toward theimprovement of a disease, pathological condition, or disorder, and alsoincludes causal treatment, that is, treatment directed toward removal ofthe cause of the associated disease, pathological condition, ordisorder. In addition, this term includes palliative treatment, that is,treatment designed for the relief of symptoms rather than the curing ofthe disease, pathological condition, or disorder; preventativetreatment, that is, treatment directed to minimizing or partially orcompletely inhibiting the development of the associated disease,pathological condition, or disorder; and supportive treatment, that is,treatment employed to supplement another specific therapy directedtoward the improvement of the associated disease, pathologicalcondition, or disorder.

The term “inhibit” refers to a decrease in an activity, response,condition, disease, or other biological parameter. This can include, butis not limited to, the complete ablation of the activity, response,condition, or disease. This can also include, for example, a 10%reduction in the activity, response, condition, or disease as comparedto the native or control level. Thus, the reduction can be a 10, 20, 30,40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100%, or any amount of reduction in between ascompared to native or control levels.

By “reduce” or other forms of the word, such as “reducing” or“reduction,” is meant lowering of an event or characteristic (e.g.,tumor growth). It is understood that this is typically in relation tosome standard or expected value, in other words it is relative, but thatit is not always necessary for the standard or relative value to bereferred to. For example, “reduces tumor growth” means reducing the rateof growth of a tumor relative to a standard or a control.

By “prevent” or other forms of the word, such as “preventing” or“prevention,” is meant to stop a particular event or characteristic, tostabilize or delay the development or progression of a particular eventor characteristic, or to minimize the chances that a particular event orcharacteristic will occur. Prevent does not require comparison to acontrol as it is typically more absolute than, for example, reduce. Asused herein, something could be reduced but not prevented, but somethingthat is reduced could also be prevented. Likewise, something could beprevented but not reduced, but something that is prevented could also bereduced. It is understood that where reduce or prevent are used, unlessspecifically indicated otherwise, the use of the other word is alsoexpressly disclosed.

D. Examples

The following examples are put forth so as to provide those of ordinaryskill in the art with a complete disclosure and description of how thecompounds, compositions, articles, devices and/or methods claimed hereinare made and evaluated, and are intended to be purely exemplary and arenot intended to limit the disclosure. Efforts have been made to ensureaccuracy with respect to numbers (e.g., amounts, temperature, etc.), butsome errors and deviations should be accounted for. Unless indicatedotherwise, parts are parts by weight, temperature is in ° C. or is atambient temperature, and pressure is at or near atmospheric.

1. Example 1

a) Use of a T3SS Needle Tip/Translocator Protein Fusion as a ProtectiveAntigen Against B. pertussis:

The dominant antigen eliciting protection against Gram-negativepathogens is LPS, which confers O-antigen serotype specificity. Theinitial project focused on Shigella, however, there are at least 58distinct Shigella serotypes. This reduces broad-spectrum efficacy forlive, attenuated and whole, killed vaccines, which tend to be somaticantigen driven. IpaD and IpaB are the surface-localized needle tip andfirst translocator proteins of the T3SA, respectively. They areessential for virulence in all Shigella, are >98% conserved across allShigella species, and provide serotype-independent protection. WhenIpaD+IpaB+dmLT was given IN to mice, the formulation was about 80-90%protective against lethal challenge by homologous and heterologousShigella spp. (Table 5). To reduce the production cost, IpaD and IpaBwere genetically fused to make DBF. Not only did the DBF provideprotection against lethal challenge, it also unexpectedly increased thecell-mediated immunity, most notably the IL-17 and IFN-γ responses. Whenthe Salmonella enterica tip and first translocator proteins of the T3SSsof SPI-1 and SPI-2 (Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands 1 and 2) werefused, about 70% protection against lethal challenge by two S. entericaserovars was observed when both fusion proteins were administeredsimultaneously (Table 5).

TABLE 5 Protective efficacy of tip/translocator fusions againstchallenge by appropriate pathogen. Vaccine Protection (%) Pathogen DBF +dmLT 80-90 S. flexneri, S. sonnei S1S2 + MPL (IM) 70 S. Typhimurium, S.Enteritidis 22BF + dmLT 100 B. bronchiseptica Mice (n = 10) werevaccinated 3 times biweekly with the vaccine and then challenged withindicated pathogen at day 56. Protection is indicated as percentsurvival after 21 days.

B. bronchiseptica and B. pertussis infections have been shown to alsorequire a T3SS for virulence. To determine if a subunit of the T3SScould be used to confer protection, B. pertussis Bsp22 and BopB, theT3SS needle tip and first translocator proteins, which are 98% conservedwith those of B. bronchiseptica were genetically fused. Mice werevaccinated biweekly, three times with 22BF, 22BF+dmLT, Bsp22+dmLT, orPBS. One group was also vaccinated twice with the Zoetis canine vaccinethat is a killed cellular extract of B. bronchiseptica. The 22BF+dmLTexhibited 100% protection against B. bronchiseptica in a mouse lethalpulmonary model, while the commercial vaccine provided 80% protection(FIG. 1 ). Moreover, the mice vaccinated with 22BF+dmLT did not showsigns of illness and they actually gained weight throughout thechallenge (FIG. 2 ). In contrast, the mice vaccinated with the Zoetisvaccine lost weight and then regained it, however, they continued todisplay lower health scores than the mice vaccinated with 22BF+dmLT forthe remainder of the experiment (FIG. 2 ).

Next, the protective efficacy of the 22BF fusion with and without dmLTand in comparison to the needle tip protein Bsp22 and translocatorprotein BopB and the effect of fusion of dmLT relative to concurrentadministration was examined. Mice were vaccinated IN on days 0, 14, 28and challenged with Bordetella bronchiseptica on day 56. On day 7 micewere sacrificed and the colony forming units (CFU)/lung were determined(FIG. 3 ). 22BF+dmLT reduced the B. bronchiseptica CFU lung burden by96.5%. Blood and fecal samples were collected on days −1, 13, 27, 41,and 55. The kinetics of IgG were assessed. Typical logarithmic increaseswere seen (FIG. 4 ) regardless of the antigen on the well. No IgA wasdetected in fecal samples of any of the mice. Antibody secreting cellsin the bone marrow, spleen, and lungs (FIG. 5 ) were stimulated withBsp22, BopB and dmLT. All organs from mice that had been vaccinated withthe single proteins or double proteins or fusion, as long as the dmLTwas present, exhibited some level of IgG or IgA ASCs

While protection is important, the key to a next generation subunitvaccine against Bordetella spp. must be that it exhibits sterilizingimmunity (to prevent carriage). The lungs of the mice that survived thechallenge of FIG. 2 were examined to look for sterilizing immunity. Allof the remaining 22BF and PBS vaccinated mice exhibited CFU/lung. Incontrast, the 22BF+dmLT vaccinated mice demonstrated 38% sterilizingimmunity while only 12% of the mice vaccinated with the Zoetis vaccinedemonstrated sterilizing immunity. Thus, the 22BF represents aninnovative new antigen to protect against B. bronchiseptica and B.pertussis due to the conservation of these antigens.

It is shown herein that the use of a broad, serotype-independent subunitvaccine against Shigella spp. and S. enterica serotypes. These vaccinesare based on the fusion of the T3SA tip and first translocator proteins,which are highly conserved within a given bacterial genus. The DBF hasalso been shown to protect monkeys from severe diarrhea and S. entericaS1S2 fusions are protective in a bovine calf model. A genetic fusion ofthe B. pertussis T3SA tip/translocator system, 22BF, was generated whichprotects 100% of the mice challenged with a lethal dose of theheterologous B. bronchiseptica. Furthermore, 22BF elicited 38%sterilizing immunity while the commercial vaccine provided 12%. Herein,not only was the B. bronchiseptica experiment repeated, but also itdemonstrated that the 22BF+dmLT protects against B. pertussis. B.bronchiseptica was chosen as the first challenge pathogen since it lackspertussis toxin (PT), which could conceivably compromise adequateassessment of the 22BF. PT is an especially important toxin secreted byB. pertussis that can significantly affect the health of the host. Shigatoxin was also considered when DBF vaccinated mice were challenged withS. dysenteriae, however, DBF protected 40% of those vaccinated micewhile the individual proteins did not. Furthermore, due to the diseaseprogression of S. dysenteriae, mice killed by the Shiga toxin versusthose succumbing to the bacterial infection (based on health scoreimmediately preceding death) were distinguished. 22BF provides somelevel of protection against B. pertussis, which can be boosted by theaddition of pertussis toxoid (PTd). At the end of this study, it wasdemonstrated that 22BF protects against both B. bronchiseptica and B.pertussis. Results for two vaccination routes and doses are obtained.PTd is required in the protection against B. pertussis was shown herein.Finally, it is demonstrated that 22BF+dmLT elicits>90, if not 100%,sterilizing immunity.

b) Cytokine Assay

Cytokines were collected from splenocytes collected on Day 55. 100 μL ofhomogenized splenocytes were seeded at a concentration of 5×10⁶ cells/mLonto a flat-bottom 96-well plate. 100 μL of BopB, Bsp22, or dmLT at aconcentration of 20 μg/mL was added onto cells (bringing final proteinconcentration to 10 μg/mL). Plates were incubated at 37° C. and 5% CO₂for 48 hours. After incubation, plates were centrifuged at 1600 rpm at4° C. for seven minutes. Supernatants were collected and stored at −20°C. until analysis. Cytokines were analyzed using the MSD® U-PlexPlatform Multiplex Assay for the following cytokines for the followingimmune responses: Th1: IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10; (FIGS. 6and 7 ) Th17: IL-17A; (FIG. 8 ) Th2: IL-4, IL-5 (FIG. 9 ).

2. Example 2: Assess the Respective Humoral and Cell-Mediated ImmuneResponses Elicited by 22BF+dmLT Delivered IN and IM

IN delivery of 20 μg 22BF+2.5 μg dmLT protects 100% of vaccinated micefrom death and provide 38% sterilizing immunity in the lungs followingB. bronchiseptica challenge. 50 μg or 15 μg 22BF IN is delivered andthen in parallel deliver 100 μg or 20 μg 22BF IM or ID to assess thehumoral and cell mediated responses in each case. Based on previouswork, it is known that some of these dose/route combinations do notprotect mice while others offer protection.

First the effect of the route of administration of 22BF followingchallenge was assessed. Group 1 is a 22BF+2.5 μg dmLT IN, group 2 is22BF+2.5 μg dmLT IM, and group 3 is a 22BF+2.5 μg dmLT IN. For eachadministrative route, PBS vaccinated controls were included (Groups 4,5, and 6). Group 7 (n=10) is vaccinated subcutaneously on day 1 and 21with the Zoetis vaccine. After day 56 following initial vaccination,mice were challenged with a sublethal dosage of B. pertussisintranasally. There was an observable difference in weight loss betweenmice vaccinated with the 22BF+dmLT+PTd formulation and those that onlyreceived PBS. By Day 7 all mice aside from PBS treated mice hadrecovered to within 3% of pre infection weight.

The immune responses can be compared with the protective efficacy andpotentially define a protective correlate in the mouse model. Thecorrelate is useful in the development of the 22BF vaccine, making thenecessary adjustments when it is translated to humans. The systemicimmune response can be assessed by measuring serum IgG against BopB,Bsp22, and dmLT, as well as the mucosal immune response by assessing IgAin fecal pellets. Cytokine secretion is assessed in splenocytes fromvaccinated mice.

This experiment can be performed in two parts. The IN route can use ahigh dose of 50 μg and low dose of 15 μg. The IM route uses a high doseof 100 μg and a low dose of 40 μg. For each route, three groups offemale C57BL/6 mice (10/group) are vaccinated on days 0, 14 and 28.Group 1 is a 22BF+2.5 μg dmLT IN, group 2 is 22BF+2.5 μg dmLT IM, andgroup 3 is a 22BF+2.5 μg dmLT IN. For each administrative route, PBSvaccinated controls were included (Groups 4, 5, and 6). Group 7 (n=10)is vaccinated subcutaneously on day 1 and 21 with the Zoetis vaccine.Blood and fecal pellets are collected on days −1, 13, 27, 41 and 55 toassess mucosal and systemic humoral responses. Individual samples aretested for the presence of anti-Bsp22, -BopB, -dmLT, -PTd IgG and IgAantibodies by ELISA. Mice were immunized on days 0, 14, and 28 with22BF+PTd admixed with dmLT. Serum IgG antibodies specific for BopB,Bsp22, PTd, and dmLT were measured by ELISA. and IFN-γ/IL-17A secretingcells by ELISpot and cytokine secretion using Multi array assays. BAL iscollected to measure IgG and IgA responses. GraphPad Prism 5.04 can beused for graphics and statistical comparisons. Differences were analyzedusing t test or ANOVA where appropriate. A P value of less than 0.05 isconsidered significant for all comparisons.

For these experiments, serum IgG levels are >10⁵ EU/ml, antibodysecreting cells at >50 IgG ASC/10⁶ cells or >20 IgA ASC/10⁶ cells, andcytokine secreting cells at >50 IFN-γ/10⁶ cells and IL-17/10⁶ cells.There can also be unique systemic and mucosal humoral immune responsesfrom mice immunized via the IN and IM routes. 50 μg IN was chosen tofacilitate an increase in sterilizing immunity. The 100 μg IM dose wasbased on prior findings. Antibody secreting cells specific for bothproteins are detected in both mucosal and memory compartments. Finally,the full profile of cytokine secretion elicited by the vaccine candemonstrate a dose and administration route dependence. Thus, these tworoutes (each with a high and low dose) are expected to give rise tounique immune response profiles.

3. Example 3: Determine the Protective Efficacy of 22BF+dmLT Against B.bronchiseptica and B. pertussis Challenge

As discussed above, it is demonstrated herein that initial protectiveefficacy of 22BF+dmLT against B. bronchiseptica challenge. Insight isgained into the immune responses elicited by two doses of 22BF deliveredIN and IM. Here, mice can be vaccinated and challenged with B.bronchiseptica and B. pertussis. In addition to assessing protectiveefficacy and sterilizing immunity of the 22BF+dmLT as well as therequirement for PTd, a protective correlate can be established for use.This method was used to identify a protective correlate associated withDBF protection of mice against Shigella. This, however, prior to thepresent disclosure has never been determined for such a vaccine typeagainst an extracellular pathogen.

a) Assess Protective Efficacy of the 22BF+dmLT Delivered IN and IMAgainst B. Bronshiseptica Challenge Using the Mouse Lung Model with TwoChallenge Doses—a Lethal Dose to Assess Survival and a Sublethal Dose toAssess Sterilizing Immunity.

Protective efficacy of 22BF+dmLT delivered IN, IM, and ID against a B.bronchiseptica challenge can be assessed in the mouse lung model. A highdose of B. bronchiseptica can be administered initially to assessprotection via the lethal dose. In a second trial, a lower dose can beused to assess sterilizing immunity.

Experimental Details: Mice (20/group) are vaccinated IN on days 0, 14and 28. Serum, and stool samples are collected as described above tomeasure specific antibody responses to confirm that immune responses arecomparable to those obtained above. For bacterial challenges, 10 miceare challenged on day 56 with 1×10′ B. bronchiseptica (lethal dose) and10 animals are challenged with 1×10⁶ B. bronchiseptica (sub-lethaldose). The mouse experiment can be repeated with vaccination occurringby the IM route. Survival can be plotted and a Log-rank test used toevaluate the differences. A P value of less than 0.05 is consideredsignificant for all comparisons. Association of protective efficacy andmarkers of humoral and cellular immunity can be assessed with logisticregression models (see FIG. 1 ).

With respect to the IN vaccinated mice, at both doses, some level ofprotection is shown in the lethal lung model. The mice vaccinated with50 μg are protected with complete sterilizing immunity. The 15 μg dosegives>90% protection with a moderate level of sterilizing immunity.Similarly, 100 μg 22BF+dmLT delivered IM has a high level of protectionas well as sterilizing immunity, but perhaps not 100%, but greater than70% protection. The 40 μg dose shows minimal protection. With theseresults, a protective correlate for B. bronchiseptica can be predicted,as long as the immune responses were above the levels anticipated.

b) Assess Protective Efficacy of the 22BF+dmLT f PTd Delivered IN, IM,and ID Against B. pertussis Challenge Using the Mouse Lung Model withTwo Challenge Doses—a Lethal Dose to Assess Survival and a SublethalDose to Assess Sterilizing Immunity.

The ultimate test of the 22BF formulation is the protective efficacyagainst B. pertussis. Here, the protective efficacy of 22BF+dmLT istested with a focus on a B. pertussis challenge using the mouse lungmodel. Vaccinations occur IN with PTd. Furthermore, a high dose of B.pertussis is used initially to assess protection via the lethal lungmodel.

Mice (10/group) are vaccinated IN on days 0, 14 and 28. Serum, and stoolsamples are collected. as described above to measure specific antibodyresponses to confirm a comparable immune response. For bacterialchallenges, all mice can be challenged on day 56 with 1×10⁷ B. pertussis(lethal dose). The experiment can be repeated using IM route and IDroute again with the most protective vaccine and challenge with a lethaldose and a sub-lethal dose to assess protection and sterilizingimmunity. Survival can be plotted and a Log-rank test used to evaluatethe differences. A P value of less than 0.05 is considered significantfor all comparisons.

PTd can additionally be administered for protection against B. pertussisand to prevent the cellular damage associated with PT as well asincrease sterilizing immunity. Mice can be vaccinated IN, IM, or ID with22BF+PTd and dmLT and challenged with B. pertussis. Lung CFU weremeasured at day 3 (FIG. 12 ) and day 7 (FIG. 13 ) post challenge. Aswith the predicted B. bronchiseptica results, 100% protection andsterilizing immunity is obtained with 50 μg 22BF+dmLT+PTd delivered INwith reduced protection for the 15 μg dose delivered IN. Similarly, the100 μg 22BF+dmLT+PTd delivered IM and ID achieves some significant levelof protection, but sterilizing immunity is limited though could begreater at higher dosage by day 7 post challenge. Antibodies areimportant, but the impact of cytokines cannot be ignored.

4. Example 4: LTA-1 Fusion

LTA1 is the active moiety of lethal toxin from Enterotoxigenic E. coli(ETEC). The activity of the LTA1 is required for the adjuvant activityof dmLT. The double mutants are in the region usually targeted by aprotease to allow A1 to traffic to the cytoplasm of intestinal cells tocause the secretory diarrhea. Without the protease the LT still has someactivation of cAMP. Likewise, LTA1 remains active.

a) LTA1-Fusions:

The LTA1-fusions were expressed in a manner similar to the fusion alone.The LTA1 sequence was inserted 5′ to the start of the each fusion. Someof the LTA1-fusions required a small linker between the LTA1 and fusionin order for protein production to occur. LTA1-DBF, LTA1-S1, LTA1-52,LTA1-SseB, LTA1-22BF, LTA1-BurkF, and LTA1-PaF were produced. One of theassays that appear to be required for adjuvant activity is the abilityto ADP ribosylate ARF4. The ADP ribosylation assay was performed withthe LTA1-fusions. In the assay, ADPr was biotin conjugated and whenmixed with LTA1 and rARF4, the LTA1 transferred the biot-ADPr to rARF4.The biotin was then detected with Streptavidin-IR800 (FIG. 20 ).

b) LTA1-Fusion Protective Efficacy:

Mice were vaccinated parenterally with LTA1-DBF or DBF+dmLT (FIG. 14 ).Although the DBF+dmLT delivered IN elicited complete protection, thisformulation cannot be given to humans since the dmLT can travel theolfactory nerve to the brain causing Bell's palsy. Thus, parenteralroutes or other mucosal routes are required. DBF (100 μg)+dmLT (0.1 μg)delivered IM was only 50% protective while LTA1-DBF at a concentrationof 100 μg DBF equivalent was 70% protective. The lower dilutions,regardless of formulation, exhibited less protective efficacy.Similarly, LTA1-22BF+PTd elicited significant protective efficacy at aconcentration of 80 μg of 22BF equivalents (FIG. 19A-D)

-   -   c) LTA1-DBF Immune Response:

When the kinetics of the IgG titer was examined, responses against IpaDand IpaB were essentially the same. Mice from FIG. 14 were bled prior tovaccination and on day 42. Sera were assessed for anti-IpaD, -IpaB and-dmLT IgG. The lower IgG titers of the LTA1 samples can be attributed tothe lower recognition of the dmLT on the well for the LTA1 samples vsthe samples from mice vaccinated with dmLT (FIG. 15 ). No IgA wasdetected in the fecal samples of the mice vaccinated IM, but wasdetectable in mice vaccinated IN with DBF+dmLT. Antibody-secreting cells(ASCs) present in the bone marrow (FIG. 16 ), spleen (FIG. 17 ), andlungs (FIG. 18 ) were also stimulated with IpaD, IpaB and dmLT. In eachcompartment, anti-IpaD, anti-IpaB, and anti-dmLT IgG ASCs could bedetected. Interestingly, IgA ASCs could also be detected in the bonemarrow against all dilutions of LTA1-DBF and resemble a curve similar tothe dose escalation. A similar phenomenon was seen in the IgA ASCs fromthe lungs, but less pronounced.

d) LTA1-DBF Purification.

The yield of LTA1-DBF was very low. Therefore, a linker was inserted inthe DNA sequence between LTA1 and DBF to encode GSAAS (Seq. ID No. 14).The mother plasmid was Novagen's pACYCDuet-1. The translocator for eachfusion cannot be made without its cognate chaperone. Therefore, thecomplex of LTA1-DBF/Histag-IpgC (IPG chaperone comprises the nucleicacid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10 which encodes the amino acidsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11) was produced from the plasmidpACYC-His-IpgC-LTA1-GSAAS-DBF where the ipgC gene was inserted into theBamHI/HindIII sites allowing for expression of His-tag IpgC andLTA1-GSAAS-DBF (nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 15 andamino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 16)) was inserted at theNdeI-XhoI site. The DBF sequence had a 3′ stop codon prior to the XhoIrestriction site.

pACYC-His-IpgC-LTA1-GSAAS-DBF was transformed into Tuner cells. A smallovernight culture of LB+ Chloramphenicol (Cm) that had been inoculatedwith the freezer stock of the cells was transferred to 8 L TB, and grownat 37° C. until OD=1-1.5, add 0.5 mM IPTG with 20 ug/liter AEBSF, 16 Covernight, harvested at 4000 rpm for 15 min at 4° C., and resuspended inIMAC binding buffer. The cells were frozen at −80° C. until ready forpurification. After thawing the suspension was sonicated at 70%amplitude for 3-4 min, 15 s on, 30 s off, clarified by centrifugation at13000 rpm for 30 min at 4° C. and decanted to obtain supernatant.

IMAC purification with 5 ml NiNTA FF crude column on AKTA was asfollows: (1) equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer (20 mM Tris,500 mM NaCl, 5 mM Imidazole pH 7.9), (2) load supernatant on column,collect FT in outlet1, (3) wash with binding buffer for 30 CV, (4) elutewith linear 0-60% elution buffer (20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 500 mMImidazole pH 7.9) for 10 CV, (5) elute with 60% elution buffer for 2 CV,(6) wash column with 100% elution buffer for 3 CV, (7) re-equilibratecolumn with 5 CV binding buffer for 5 CV.

HIC purification of the protein was as follows: Dilute pooled fractioninto equal volume of 2×HIC binding buffer (50 mM Sodium Phosphate(dibasic), 1M Ammonium Sulfate, pH 7.0). Purify with 5 ml HIC Phenyl HPcolumn: (1) equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer, (2) loaddiluted sample on column, collect FT in outlet1, (3) wash with bindingbuffer for 5 CV, (4) elute with linear 0-100% elution buffer (5 mMSodium Phosphate (dibasic), pH 7.0) for 40 CV, (6) elute with 100%elution buffer for 6 CV, (7) wash column with 100% elution buffer for 3CV, (8) reequilibrate column with binding buffer for 5 CV.

Pooled fractions were dialyzed in 4 L Q binding buffer for 2 hrs,exchanged buffer, and then dialyzed overnight.

Purification using a 5 mL Q FF columns on AKTA was as follows: (1)equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 8.0), (2)load dialyzed sample on column, collect FT in outlet1, (3) wash withbinding buffer for 5 CV, (4) elute with linear 0-30% elution buffer (50mM Tris, 1M NaCl, pH 8.0) for 20 CV, (6) elute with 100% elution bufferfor 5 CV, (7) wash column with 100% elution buffer for 3 CV, (8)re-equilibrate column with binding buffer for 5 CV.

To facilitate final IMAC purification 8×IMAC binding buffer (NOImidazole) was added to pooled fractions to obtain 1× and then LDAO to0.05% was added

Purification by LDAO IMAC using 5 ml NiNTA FF was as follows: (1)equilibrate column with 5 CV LDAO (20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 0.05% LDAOpH 7.9) binding buffer, (2) load supernatant on column, fractionate FT,(3) wash with binding buffer for 5 CV, fractionate, (4) wash with 3%LDAO elution buffer (20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 500 mM Imidazole, 0.005%LDAO pH 7.9) for 5 CV, fractionate (5) elute with 6% LDAO elution bufferfor 6.65 CV, fractionate (6) elute with 100% LDAO elution buffer for 5CV, (8) re-equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer for 5 CV.

Pooled samples were dialyzed in 4 L PBS+0.005% LDAO, exchanged bufferafter 2 hrs, and then dialyzed overnight.

e) Protective Efficacy of LTA1-22BF

The initial assessment of the protective efficacy of the LTA1-22BF ispresented here and demonstrated that LTA1-22BF+rPT reduced the CFU lungburden by 99.8% while the 22BF+dmLT+rPT reduced it to 99.98% (FIG. 19(a)). Non-toxic pertussis toxin was added to the groups that prior tochallenge by B. pertussis to offset the damage that pertussis toxinwould cause and negatively impact the challenge. The kinetics of the IgGresponse is also shown where no differences are seen between the twogroups (FIG. 19 (b))

f) LTA1-22BF Purification

The mother plasmid was Novagen's pACYCDuet-1. The translocator for eachfusion cannot be made without its cognate chaperone. Therefore, thecomplex of LTA1-22BF/Histag-BcrHI is produced from the plasmidpACYC-His-BcrH1-LTA1-22BF where the brcHI gene (as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 7 with a histidine tag and encodes the amino acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 8, the sequence minus the his-tag set forth in SEQID NO: 9) is inserted into the BamHI/HindIII sites allowing forexpression of His-tag BcrHI and 22BF is inserted at the NdeI-XhoI site.The 22BF sequence has a 3′ stop codon prior to the XhoI restrictionsite.

pACYC-His-BcrHI-22BF was transformed into Tuner cells. A small overnightculture of LB+ Chloramphenicol (Cm) that had been inoculated with thefreezer stock of the cells was transferred to 8 L TB, grown at 37° C.until OD=1-1.5, added 0.5 mM IPTG with 20 ug/liter AEBSF, 16° C.overnight, harvested at 4000 rpm for 15 min at 4 C, and resuspended inIMAC binding buffer. The cells were frozen at −80 until ready forpurification. After thawing, the suspension was sonicated at 70%amplitude for 3-4 min, 15 s on, 30 s off, clarified by centrifugation at13000 rpm for 30 min at 4° C., and decanted to obtain supernatant.

IMAC purification with 5 ml NiNTA FF crude column on AKTA was asfollows: (1) equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer (IMAC elutionbuffer: 20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 500 mM Imidazole pH 7.9), (2) loadsupernatant on column, collect FT in outlet1, (3) wash with bindingbuffer for 30 CV, (4) elute with linear 0-60% elution buffer for 10 CV,(5) elute with 60% elution buffer for 2 CV, (6) wash column with 100%elution buffer for 3 CV, (7) re-equilibrate column with 5 CV bindingbuffer (IMAC binding buffer: 20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 5 mM Imidazole pH7.9) for 5 CV.

Diluted pooled fractions 20× into Q binding buffer Q binding buffer: 50mM Tris, pH 8.0). Purification with 3×5 mL Q FF columns on AKTA was asfollows: (1) equilibrate column with 6 CV binding buffer, (2) loaddialyzed sample on column, collect FT in outlet1, (3) wash with bindingbuffer for 12 CV, (4) elute with 15% elution buffer (Q elution buffer:50 mM Tris, 1M NaCl, pH 8.0) for 6 CV, (5) elute with linear 15-40%elution buffer for 34 CV, (6) elute with 100% elution buffer for 6 CV,(7) wash column with 100% elution buffer for 3 CV, (8) re-equilibratecolumn with binding buffer for 6 CV.

To facilitate final IMAC purification 8×IMAC binding buffer (NOImidazole) was added to pooled fractions to obtain 1× and then LDAO to0.05% was added. Purification by LDAO IMAC using 5 ml NiNTA FF was asfollows: (1) equilibrate column with 5 CV LDAO binding buffer (LDAO IMACbinding buffer: 20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 0.05% LDAO pH 7.9), (2) loadsupernatant on column, fractionate FT, (3) wash with binding buffer for5 CV, fractionate, (4) wash with 3% LDAO elution buffer (LDAO IMACelution buffer: 20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 500 mM Imidazole, 0.005% LDAOpH 7.9) for 5 CV, fractionate (5) elute with 6% LDAO elution buffer for6.65 CV, fractionate (6) elute with 100% LDAO elution buffer for 5 CV,(8) re-equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer for 5 CV.

Pooled samples were dialyzed in 4 L PBS+0.005% LDAO, exchanged bufferafter 2 hrs, and then dialyzed overnight.

g) LTA1-BurkF Purification

The mother plasmid was Novagen's pACYCDuet-1. The translocator for eachfusion cannot be made without its cognate chaperone. Therefore, thecomplex of LTA1-BurkF/Histag-BicA (SEQ ID NOs: 28 and 20) was producedfrom the plasmid pACYC-His-BicA-LTA1-BurkF (as set forth in SEQ ID NO:20 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:19) wherein the bicA gene was inserted into the BamHI/HindIII sitesallowing for expression of His-tag BicA and LTA1-BurkF was inserted atthe NdeI-XhoI site. The BurkF sequence had a 3′ stop codon prior to theXhoI restriction site.

pACYC-His-BicA-LTA1-BurkF was transformed into Tuner cells. A smallovernight culture of LB+ Chloramphenicol (Cm) that had been inoculatedwith the freezer stock of the cells was transferred to 8 L TB, grown at37° C. until OD=1-1.5, added 0.5 mM IPTG with 20 ug/liter AEBSF, 16° C.overnight, harvested at 4000 rpm for 15 min at 4 C, and resuspended inIMAC binding buffer. The cells were frozen at −80 until ready forpurification. After thawing the suspension was sonicated at 70%amplitude for 3-4 min, 15 s on, 30 s off, Clarified by centrifugation at13000 rpm for 30 min at 4° C., and decanted to obtain supernatant.

IMAC purification with 5 ml NiNTA FF crude column on AKTA was asfollows: (1) equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer (20 mM Tris,500 mM NaCl, 5 mM Imidazole pH 7.9), (2) load supernatant on column,collect FT in outlet1, (3) wash with binding buffer for 30 CV, (4) elutewith linear 0-60% elution buffer (20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 500 mMImidazole pH 7.9) for 10 CV, (5) elute with 60% elution buffer for 2 CV,(6) wash column with 100% elution buffer for 3 CV, (7) re-equilibratecolumn with 5 CV binding buffer for 5 CV.

The pooled fractions were diluted 20× into Q binding buffer (50 mM Tris,pH 8.0). Purification using 3×5 mL Q FF columns on AKTA was as follows:(1) equilibrate column with 6 CV binding buffer, (2) load dialyzedsample on column, collect FT in outlet1, (3) wash with binding bufferfor 12 CV, (4) elute with 15% elution buffer (50 mM Tris, 1M NaCl, pH8.0) for 6 CV, (5) elute with linear 15-40% elution buffer for 34 CV,(6) elute with 100% elution buffer for 6 CV, (7) wash column with 100%elution buffer for 3 CV, (8) re-equilibrate column with binding bufferfor 6 CV.

To facilitate final IMAC purification add 8×IMAC binding buffer (NOImidazole) to pooled fractions to obtain 1× and then LDAO to 0.05% wasadded:

Purification by LDAO IMAC using 5 ml NiNTA FF was as follows: (1)equilibrate column with 5 CV LDAO binding buffer (20 mM Tris, 500 mMNaCl, 0.05% LDAO pH 7.9), (2) load supernatant on column, fractionateFT, (3) wash with binding buffer for 5 CV, fractionate, (4) wash with 3%LDAO elution buffer (20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 500 mM Imidazole, 0.005%LDAO pH 7.9) for 5 CV, fractionate (5) elute with 6% LDAO elution bufferfor 6.65 CV, fractionate (6) elute with 100% LDAO elution buffer for 5CV, (8) re-equilibrate column with 5 CV binding buffer for 5 CV. 191.Pooled samples were dialyzed in 4 L PBS+0.005% LDAO, exchanged bufferafter 2 hrs, and then dialyzed overnight.

h) LTA1-PaF

The PaF+dmLT vaccinated mice exhibited 100% survival with 44%sterilizing immunity against Pa challenge in a mouse lethal pulmonarymodel, while the PBS vaccinated mice exhibited 60% survival but allhad >10″ CFU/lung.

i) LTA1-PaF Purification

The mother plasmid is Novagen's pACYCDuet-1. The translocator for eachfusion cannot be made without its cognate chaperone. Therefore, thecomplex of LTA1-PaF/Histag-PcrHI was produced from the plasmidpACYC-His-PcrH1-LTA1-PaF where the brcHI gene was inserted into theBamHI/HindIII sites allowing for expression of His-tag PcrHI (as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 30 and encoded by the nucleic acid sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 29) and LTA1-PaF (as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 38 andencoded by the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 37)which was inserted at the NdeI-XhoI site. The PaF sequence had a 3′ stopcodon prior to the XhoI restriction site. The purification of LTA1-PaFwas the same of for LTA1-22BF.

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F. Sequences

22BF Nucleotide Sequence SEQ ID NO: 1CATatgaccattgatctcggagtttcactcacgtcgcaggccggcggcctgcaaggcatcgacctcaagagcatggatatccagactctcatggtgtatgtgcagggtcgtcgcgccgaactcctcacggctcaaatgcagacccaggccgaagtggtgcagaaggccaatgaacgcatggcgcagctcaacgaggtcctgtccgcgctgtcccgggccaaggccgagtttccgcccaatccgaagccgggcgacaccatcccgggctgggacaaccagaaggtcagccggatcgaggttcctctcaatgatgcgctgcgcgctgccggcctgacgggcatgttcgaagcgcgcgatggccaagtgaccgcccccggcggccggggtacgcaggtcgtgaacggcacgggcgtcatggccggttccacgacctataaggaactcgaaagtgcctacaccaccgtaaaggggatgctggatacggcgtccaatacgcaacagatggacatgatcaggctgcaggccgccagcaacaagcgcaacgaggctttcgaggtcatgaccaacaccgagaagcggcgcagcgacctgaacagttccatcaccaacaacatgcgcaagcttatgaccgtcatgagtacgaccatatccacagccccgagcggcgccgcgcttgcgccgtctcgcatagatatgcgggcaccggagcccgggagtgccggcgaaggcgccggcatcctggcgccggtgacgacgctggctctggcggcgggccggccggcttttccagcgtcaccgtcgctgcgcaccgcgcccgtcctggatccgccagtgcgcgatctcagccccgccgacttggccgacctgctgcgcgtcttgcgatccagggcggtggacgggcagttggccacggcgcgcgagaacctgcaggacgcgcaagtcaaggcgaagcagaacacccaggcccagctcgacaagctggacgcatggtttcggaaggccgaagaggccgagagcaagggatggctgagcaaggtgttcggctggatcggcaaggtgctggcggtcgtggcatcggccctggcggtgggctttgccgccgtcgccagcgtggccaccggcgcggcggccacacccatgctgctgctcagcggcatggcactggtcagcgccgtgacatcgctggccgaccagatatcgcaagaggcgggaggcccgcctatcagcctgggcgggtttctctccgggctggccggacgtctgctgacagcgttgggggtggatcagtcgcaggccgaccaaattgccaagatcgtcgccggcctggccgtgcccgtcgtcttgctgatcgaaccccagatgctgggcgaaatggcgcaaggcgtggccaggctggctggcgccagcgatgccaccgcggggtacatagccatggcgatgtccatcgtggcggcgatcgcggtcgccgcgatcaatgccgccggtacagccggcgcgggtagcgcttcggcgatcaagggggcctgggatcgggccgccgcggtagccacccaggtccttcaagggggtacggcagtggcgcaaggcggcgtcggcgtgtcgatggcagtcgatcgcaaacaggccgatctcctggtcgccgacaaggcggatctggcggcgagcctgacaaaactgcgggcggccatggagcgtgaggcggacgatatcaagaagatcctggctcaattcgacgaggcctatcacatgatcgcgaagatgatcagcgatatggcgagtacgcacagccaggtcagcgccaacctcgggcggcgccaggcggtgtagCTCGAG22BF Amino Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO: 2MTIDLGVSLTSQAGGLQGIDLKSMDIQTLMVYVQGRRAELLTAQMQTQAEVVQKANERMAQLNEVLSALSRAKAEFPPNPKPGDTIPGWDNQKVSRIEVPLNDALRAAGLTGMFEARDGQVTAPGGRGTQVVNGTGVMAGSTTYKELESAYTTVKGMLDTASNTQQMDMIRLQAASNKRNEAFEVMTNTEKRRSDLNSSITNNMRKLMTVMSTTISTAPSGAALAPSRIDMRAPEPGSAGEGAGILAPVTTLALAAGRPAFPASPSLRTAPVLDPPVRDLSPADLADLLRVLRSRAVDGQLATARENLQDAQVKAKQNTQAQLDKLDAWFRKAEEAESKGWLSKVFGWIGKVLAVVASALAVGFAAVASVATGAAATPMLLLSGMALVSAVTSLADQISQEAGGPPISLGGFLSGLAGRLLTALGVDQSQADQIAKIVAGLAVPVVLLIEPQMLGEMAQGVARLAGASDATAGYIAMAMSIVAAIAVAAINAAGTAGAGSASAIKGAWDRAAAVATQVLQGGTAVAQGGVGVSMAVDRKQADLLVADKADLAASLTKLRAAMEREADDIKKILAQFDEAYHMIAKMISDMASTHSQVSANLGRRQAVBsp22 Nucleotide Sequence SEQ ID NO: 3CATatgaccattgatctcggagtttcactcacgtcgcaggccggcggcctgcaaggcatcgacctcaagagcatggatatccagactctcatggtgtatgtgcagggtcgtcgcgccgaactcctcacggctcaaatgcagacccaggccgaagtggtgcagaaggccaatgaacgcatggcgcagctcaacgaggtcctgtccgcgctgtcccgggccaaggccgagtttccgcccaatccgaagccgggcgacaccatcccgggctgggacaaccagaaggtcagccggatcgaggttcctctcaatgatgcgctgcgcgctgccggcctgacgggcatgttcgaagcgcgcgatggccaagtgaccgcccccggcggccggggtacgcaggtcgtgaacggcacgggcgtcatggccggttccacgacctataaggaactcgaaagtgcctacaccaccgtaaaggggatgctggatacggcgtccaatacgcaacagatggacatgatcaggctgcaggccgccagcaacaagcgcaacgaggctttcgaggtcatgaccaacaccgagaagcggcgcagcgacctgaacagttccatcaccaacaacatgcgc Bsp22 Amino Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO: 4MTIDLGVSLTSQAGGLQGIDLKSMDIQTLMVYVQGRRAELLTAQMQTQAEVVQKANERMAQLNEVLSALSRAKAEFPPNPKPGDTIPGWDNQKVSRIEVPLNDALRAAGLTGMFEARDGQVTAPGGRGTQVVNGTGVMAGSTTYKELESAYTTVKGMLDTASNTQQMDMIRLQAASNKRNEAFEVMTNTEKRRSDLNSSITNNMR BopB Nucleotide SequenceSEQ ID NO: 5AtgaccgtcatgagtacgaccatatccacagccccgagcggcgccgcgcttgcgccgtctcgcatagatatgcgggcaccggagcccgggagtgccggcgaaggcgccggcatcctggcgccggtgacgacgctggctctggcggcgggccggccggcttttccagcgtcaccgtcgctgcgcaccgcgcccgtcctggatccgccagtgcgcgatctcagccccgccgacttggccgacctgctgcgcgtcttgcgatccagggcggtggacgggcagttggccacggcgcgcgagaacctgcaggacgcgcaagtcaaggcgaagcagaacacccaggcccagctcgacaagctggacgcatggtttcggaaggccgaagaggccgagagcaagggatggctgagcaaggtgttcggctggatcggcaaggtgctggcggtcgtggcatcggccctggcggtgggctttgccgccgtcgccagcgtggccaccggcgcggcggccacacccatgctgctgctcagcggcatggcactggtcagcgccgtgacatcgctggccgaccagatatcgcaagaggcgggaggcccgcctatcagcctgggcgggtttctctccgggctggccggacgtctgctgacagcgttgggggtggatcagtcgcaggccgaccaaattgccaagatcgtcgccggcctggccgtgcccgtcgtcttgctgatcgaaccccagatgctgggcgaaatggcgcaaggcgtggccaggctggctggcgccagcgatgccaccgcggggtacatagccatggcgatgtccatcgtggcggcgatcgcggtcgccgcgatcaatgccgccggtacagccggcgcgggtagcgcttcggcgatcaagggggcctgggatcgggccgccgcggtagccacccaggtccttcaagggggtacggcagtggcgcaaggcggcgtcggcgtgtcgatggcagtcgatcgcaaacaggccgatctcctggtcgccgacaaggcggatctggcggcgagcctgacaaaactgcgggcggccatggagcgtgaggcggacgatatcaagaagatcctggctcaattcgacgaggcctatcacatgatcgcgaagatgatcagcgatatggcgagtacgcacagccaggtcagcgccaacctcgggcggcgccaggcggtgtagCTCGAG BopB Amino Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO: 6MTVMSTTISTAPSGAALAPSRIDMRAPEPGSAGEGAGILAPVTTLALAAGRPAFPASPSLRTAPVLDPPVRDLSPADLADLLRVLRSRAVDGQLATARENLQDAQVKAKQNTQAQLDKLDAWFRKAEEAESKGWLSKVFGWIGKVLAVVASALAVGFAAVASVATGAAATPMLLLSGMALVSAVTSLADQISQEAGGPPISLGGFLSGLAGRLLTALGVDQSQADQIAKIVAGLAVPVVLLIEPQMLGEMAQGVARLAGASDATAGYIAMAMSIVAAIAVAAINAAGTAGAGSASAIKGAWDRAAAVATQVLQGGTAVAQGGVGVSMAVDRKQADLLVADKADLAASLTKLRAAMEREADDIKKILAQFDEAYHMIAKMISDMAST HSQVSANLGRRQAVHis-BcrH1 chaperone with histidine tag nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 7ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGATGCCAAAGTCAGCCGAGCAGGGCGGCTCCCCGGCGTCAGCTTCGCATGAGGCGTTGCGCCATATTCTCGACGCAGGCGCTTCGATGGGCAGCTTGCAGGGGTTGGACGAGGTGCAACAGCAGGCGTTGTACGCGATCGCTCATGGCGCCTACGAACAGGGCCGCTATGCCGACGCGTTGAAAATGTTCTGCCTGCTGGTCGCGTGCGATCCGCTGGAAGCCCGTTATCTGCTGGCCCTGGGCGCCGCGGCCCAGGAGCTGGGGCTGTACGAGCATGCCTTGCAGCAATACGCGGCCGCGGCGGCTTTGCAGTTGGACTCCCCCAGGCCCCTGTTGCATGGCGCCGAGTGCCTGTATGCGTTGGGTCGTCGCCGCGACGCCCTGGATACGCTCGACATGGTGCTTGAGTTGTGCGGGTCGCCGGAGCATGCGGCCCTGCGCGAACGGGCCGAGTCGCTGCGCAGGAGCTATGCACGTGCCGACTGAAAGCTTHis-BcrH1 with histidine tag chaperone amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 8MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMPKSAEQGGSPASASHEALRHILDAGASMGSLQGLDEVQQQALYAIAHGAYEQGRYADALKMFCLLVACDPLEARYLLALGAAAQELGLYEHALQQYAAAAALQLDSPRPLLHGAECLYALGRRRDALDTLDMVLELCGSPEHAALRE RAESLRRSYARADBcrH1 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 9MPKSAEQGGSPASASHEALRHILDAGASMGSLQGLDEVQQQALYAIAHGAYEQGRYADALKMFCLLVACDPLEARYLLALGAAAQELGLYEHALQQYAAAAALQLDSPRPLLHGAECLYALGRRRDALDTLDMVLELCGSPEHAALRERAESLRRSYARADIpgC Chaperone of DBF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 10CCatgggcagcagccatcatcatcatcatcacagcagcggcctggtgccgcgcggcagccatatgctcgagatgtctttaaatatcaccgaaaatgaaagcatctctactgcagtaattgatgcaattaactctggcgctacactgaaagatattaatgcaattcctgatgatatgatggatgacatttattcatatgcttatgacttttacaacaaaggaagaatagaggaagctgaagttttcttcaggtttttatgtatatacgacttttacaatatagactacattatgggactcgcagctatttatcagataaaagaacagttccaacaagcagcagacctttatgctgtcgcttttgcattaggaaaaaatgactatacaccagtattccatactggacaatgccagcttcggttgaaagcccccttaaaagctaaagagtgcttcgaactcgtaattcaacacagcaatgatgaaaaattaaaaataaaagcacaatcatacttggacgcaattcaggatatcaaggagtagGATCC IpgC Chaperone of DBF Amino Acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 11MSLNITENESISTAVIDAINSGATLKDINAIPDDMMDDIYSYAYDFYNKGRIEEAEVFFRFLCIYDFYNVDYIMGLAAIYQIKEQFQQAADLYAVAFALGKNDYTPVFHTGQCQLRLKAPLKAKECFELVIQHSNDEKLKIKAQSYLDAIQDIKE LTA1 nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 12CATAtggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcLTA1 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 13MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSR GSAAS Linker amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 14 GSAAS LTA1-GSAAS-DBF (IpaD-LE-IpaB) nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 15CATAtggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcgggtccgcggcatccatgaatataacaactctg actaatagta tttccacctc atcattcagt ccaaacaata ccaacggttc atcaaccgaa acagttaattctgatataaa aacaacgacc agttctcatc ctgtaagttc ccttactatg ctcaacgaca cccttcataa tatcagaacaacaaatcagg cattaaagaa agagctttca caaaaaacgt tgactaaaac atcgctagaa gaaatagcat tacattcatctcagattagc atggatgtaa ataaatccgc tcaactattg gatattcttt ccaggaacga atatccaatt aataaagacgcaagagaatt attacattca gccccgaaag aagccgagct tgatggagat caaatgatat ctcatagaga actgtgggctaaaattgcaa actccatcaa tgatattaat gaacagtatc tgaaagtata tgaacatgcc gttagttcat atactcaaatgtatcaagat tttagcgctg ttctttccag tcttgccggc tggatctctc ccggaggtaa cgacggaaac tccgtgaaattacaagtcaa ctcgcttaaa aaggcattgg aagaactcaa ggaaaaatat aaagataaac cgctatatcc agcaaataatactgttagtc aggaacaagc aaataaatgg cttacagaat taggtggaac aatcggcaag gtatctcaaa aaaacgggggatatgttgtc agtataaaca tgaccccaat agacaatatg ttaaaaagct tagataatct aggtggaaat ggcgaggttgtgctagataa tgcaaaatat caggcatgga atgccggatt ctctgccgaa gatgaaacaa tgaaaaataa tcttcaaactttagttcaaa aatacagtaa tgccaatagt atttttgata atttagtaaa ggttttgagt agtacaataa gctcatgtacagatacagat aaactttttc tccatttc CTCGAG atgcataatgta agcaccacaa ccactggttt tcctcttgccaaaatattga cttccactgagcttggagac aatactatcc aagctgcaaa tgatgcagct aacaaattat tttctcttacaattgctgatcttactgcta accaaaatat taatacaact aatgcacact caacttcaaatatattaatc cctgaactta aagcaccaaagtcattaaat gcaagttccc aactaacgcttttaattgga aaccttattc aaatactcgg tgaaaaatct ttaactgcattaacaaataaaattactgct tggaagtccc agcaacaggc aagacagcaa aaaaacctag aattctccgataaaattaacactcttctat ctgaaactga aggactaacc agagactatg aaaaacaaattaataaacta aaaaacgcag attctaaaataaaagaccta gaaaataaaa ttaaccaaattcaaacaaga ttatcgaacc tcgatccaga gtcaccagaa aagaaaaaattaagccgggaagaaatacaa ctcactatca aaaaagacgc agcagttaaa gacaggacat tgattgagcagaaaaccctgtcaattcata gcaaacttac agataaatca atgcaactcg aaaaagaaatagactctttt tctgcatttt caaacacagcatctgctgaa cagctatcaa cccagcagaaatcattaacc ggacttgcca gtgttactca attgatggca acctttattcaactagttggaaaaaataat gaagaatctt taaaaaatga tctggctcta ttccagtctc tccaagaatcaagaaaaactgaaatggaga gaaaatctga tgagtatgct gctgaagtac gtaaagcagaagaactcaac agagtaatgg gttgtgttgggaaaatactt ggggcacttt taactatcgttagtgttgtt gcagcagctt tttctggagg agcctctcta gcactggcagctgttggtttagctcttatg gttacggatg ctatagtaca agcagcgacc ggcaattcct tcatggaacaagccctgaatccgatcatga aagcagtcat tgaaccctta atcaaactcc tttcagatgcatttacaaaa atgctcgaag gcttgggcgtcgactcgaaa aaagccaaaa tgattggctctattctgggg gcaatcgcag gcgctcttgt cctagttgca gcagtcgttctcgtagccactgttggtaaa caggcagcag caaaacttgc agaaaatatt ggcaaaataa taggtaaaaccctcacagaccttataccaa agtttctcaa gaatttttct tctcaactgg acgatttaatcactaatgct gttgccagat taaataaatt tcttggtgca gcgggtgatg aagtaatatccaaacaaatt atttccaccc atttaaacca agcagtttta ttaggagaaagtgttaactctgccacacaa gcgggaggaa gtgtcgcttc tgctgttttc cagaacagcg cgtcgacaaatctagcagacctgacattat cgaaatatca agttgaacaa ctgtcaaaat atatcagtgaagcaatagaa aaattcggcc aattgcaggaagtaattgca gatctattag cctcaatgtccaactctcag gctaatagaa ctgatgttgc aaaagcaatt ttgcaacaaactactgcttga GGATCC LTA1-GSAAS-IpaD-LE-IpaB (DBF) Amino Acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 16 MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRGSAASMNITTLTNSISTSSFSPNNTNGSSTETVNSDIKTTTSSHPSSLTMLNDTLHNIRTTNQALKKELSQKTLRNEYPINKDARELLHSAPKEAELDGDQMISHRELWAKIANSINDINEQYLKVYEHAVSSYTQMYQDFSAVLSSLAGWISPGGNDGNSVKLQVNSLKKALEELKEKYKDKPLYPANNTVSQEQANKWLTELGGTIGKVSQKNGGYVVSINMTPIDNMLKSLDNLGGNGEVVLDNAKYQAWNGFSAEDETMKNNLQTLVQKYSNANSIFDNLVKVLSSTISSCTDTDKLFLHFLEMHNVSTTTTGFPLAKILTSTELGDNTIQAANDAANKLFSLTIADLTANQNINTTNAHSTSNILIPELKAPKSLNASSQLTLLIGNLIQILGEKSLTALTNKITAWKSQQQARQQKNLEFSDKINTLLSETEGLTRDYEKQINKLKNADSKIKDLENKINQIQTRLSNLDPESPEKKKLSREEIQLTIKKDAAVKDRTLIEQKTLSIHSKLTDKSMQLEKEIDSFSAFSNTASAEQLSTQQKSLTGLASVTQLMATFIQLVGKNNEESLKNDLALFQSLQESRKTEMERKSDEYAAEVRKAEELNRVMGCVGKILGALLTIVSVVAAAFSGGASLALAAVGLALMVTDAIVQAATGNSFMEQALNPIMKAVIEPLIKLLSDAFTKMLEGLGVDSKKAKMIGSILGAIAGALVLVAAVVLVATVGKQAAAKLAENIGKIIGKTLTDLIPKFLKNFSSQLDDLITNAVARLNKFLGAAGDEVISKQIISTHLNQAVLLGESVNSATQAGGSVASAVFQNSASTNLADLTLSKYQVEQLSKYISEAIEKFGQLQEVIADLLASMSNSQANRTDVAKAILQQTTALTA1-22BF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 17CATAtggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcatgaccattgatctcggagtttcactcacgtcgcaggccggcggcctgcaaggcatcgacctcaagagcatggatatccagactctcatggtgtatgtgcagggtcgtcgcgccgaactcctcacggctcaaatgcagacccaggccgaagtggtgcagaaggccaatgaacgcatggcgcagctcaacgaggtcctgtccgcgctgtcccgggccaaggccgagtttccgcccaatccgaagccgggcgacaccatcccgggctgggacaaccagaaggtcagccggatcgaggttcctctcaatgatgcgctgcgcgctgccggcctgacgggcatgttcgaagcgcgcgatggccaagtgaccgcccccggcggccggggtacgcaggtcgtgaacggcacgggcgtcatggccggttccacgacctataaggaactcgaaagtgcctacaccaccgtaaaggggatgctggatacggcgtccaatacgcaacagatggacatgatcaggctgcaggccgccagcaacaagcgcaacgaggctttcgaggtcatgaccaacaccgagaagcggcgcagcgacctgaacagttccatcaccaacaacatgcgcaagcttatgaccgtcatgagtacgaccatatccacagccccgagcggcgccgcgcttgcgccgtctcgcatagatatgcgggcaccggagcccgggagtgccggcgaaggcgccggcatcctggcgccggtgacgacgctggctctggcggcgggccggccggcttttccagcgtcaccgtcgctgcgcaccgcgcccgtcctggatccgccagtgcgcgatctcagccccgccgacttggccgacctgctgcgcgtcttgcgatccagggcggtggacgggcagttggccacggcgcgcgagaacctgcaggacgcgcaagtcaaggcgaagcagaacacccaggcccagctcgacaagctggacgcatggtttcggaaggccgaagaggccgagagcaagggatggctgagcaaggtgttcggctggatcggcaaggtgctggcggtcgtggcatcggccctggcggtgggctttgccgccgtcgccagcgtggccaccggcgcggcggccacacccatgctgctgctcagcggcatggcactggtcagcgccgtgacatcgctggccgaccagatatcgcaagaggcgggaggcccgcctatcagcctgggcgggtttctctccgggctggccggacgtctgctgacagcgttgggggtggatcagtcgcaggccgaccaaattgccaagatcgtcgccggcctggccgtgcccgtcgtcttgctgatcgaaccccagatgctgggcgaaatggcgcaaggcgtggccaggctggctggcgccagcgatgccaccgcggggtacatagccatggcgatgtccatcgtggcggcgatcgcggtcgccgcgatcaatgccgccggtacagccggcgcgggtagcgcttcggcgatcaagggggcctgggatcgggccgccgcggtagccacccaggtccttcaagggggtacggcagtggcgcaaggcggcgtcggcgtgtcgatggcagtcgatcgcaaacaggccgatctcctggtcgccgacaaggcggatctggcggcgagcctgacaaaactgcgggcggccatggagcgtgaggcggacgatatcaagaagatcctggctcaattcgacgaggcctatcacatgatcgcgaagatgatcagcgatatggcgagtacgcacagccaggtcagcgccaacctcgggcggcgccaggcggtgtagCTCGAG LTA1-22BF Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 18MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMTIDLGVSLTSQAGGLQGIDLKSMDIQTLMVYVQGRRAELLTAQMQTQAEVVQKANERMAQLNEVLSALSRAKAEFPPNPKPGDTIPGWDNQKVSRIEVPLNDALRAAGLTGMFEARDGQVTAPGGRGTQVVNGTGVMAGSTTYKELESAYTTVKGMLDTASNTQQMDMIRLQAASNKRNEAFEVMTNTEKRRSDLNSSITNNMRKLMTVMSTTISTAPSGAALAPSRIDMRAPEPGSAGEGAGILAPVTTLALAAGRPAFPASPSLRTAPVLDPPVRDLSPADLADLLRVLRSRAVDGQLATARENLQDAQVKAKQNTQAQLDKLDAWFRKAEEAESKGWLSKVFGWIGKVLAVVASALAVGFAAVASVATGAAATPMLLLSGMALVSAVTSLADQISQEAGGPPISLGGFLSGLAGRLLTALGVDQSQADQIAKIVAGLAVPVVLLIEPQMLGEMAQGVARLAGASDATAGYIAMAMSIVAAIAVAAINAAGTAGAGSASAIKGAWDRAAAVATQVLQGGTAVAQGGVGVSMAVDRKQADLLVADKADLAASLTKLRAAMEREADDIKKILAQFDEAYHMIAKMISDMASTHSQVSANLGRRQAV*His-BicA (Chaperone of BurkF) nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 19ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGATGACGCAACGCGACGTGAACATAGACGACATCGAGGCGCAGGAAATGGCGGCGGCGCTGCTGGACGCGGTCCAGAACGGCGCGACGCTGAAGGACCTGCATCAGGTGCCGCAGGACCTGATGGACGGCATCTATGCGTTCGCGTACCGCTTCTACCAGCAGGGGCGGCTCGACGACGCGGAGGTGTTCTTCCGCTTTCTGCGCATCTACGACTTCTACAACGCCGAATACGCGATGGGGCTCGCGGCGGTGTGCCAGTTGAAGAAGGAGTACGCGCGGGCGATCGATCTGTATGCACTCGCGTATTCGCTGTCGAAGGACGACCACCGGCCGATGTTCCACACCGGCCAATGCCATCTGCTGATGGGCAAGGCGGCGCTCGCGCGGCGCTGCTTCGGCATCGTCGTCGAGCGCTCGCGCGACGAGCGCCTCGCGCAGAAGGCGCAGTCCTATCTCGACGGGCTCGACGAAGTGGGCGCCGACGCGGCGCCCGCATCCGCCGGGAACGACCACTGAGCGGCCGCHis-BicA (Chaperone of BurkF) Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 20MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMTQRDVNIDDIEAQEMAAALLDAVQNGATLKDLHQVPQDLMDGIYAFAYRFYQQGRLDDAEVFFRFLRIYDFYNAEYAMGLAAVCQLKKEYARAIDLYALAYSLSKDDHRPMFHTGQCHLLMGKAALARRCFGIVVERSRDERLAQKAQSYLDGLDEVGADAAPASAGNDH- BipD nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 21CATATGAACATGCACGTGGACATGGGTCGTGCGCTGACCGTTCGTGATTGGCCGGCGCTGGAGGCGCTGGCGAAAACCATGCCGGCGGATGCGGGTGCGCGTGCGATGACCGATGATGACCTGCGTGCGGCGGGTGTGGACCGTCGTGTTCCGGAGCAGAAGCTGGGTGCGGCGATTGATGAATTCGCGAGCCTGCGTCTGCCGGATCGTATCGACGGTCGTTTCGTGGATGGCCGTCGTGCGAACCTGACCGTTTTTGATGATGCGCGTGTTGCGGTTCGTGGTCATGCGCGTGCGCAACGTAACCTGCTGGAGCGTCTGGAGACCGAACTGCTGGGTGGCACCCTGGATACCGCGGGTGACGAAGGTGGCATTCAGCCGGACCCGATCCTGCAAGGCCTGGTGGATGTTATCGGTCAGGGCAAAAGCGATATTGACGCGTACGCGACCATCGTGGAAGGTCTGACCAAGTATTTTCAAAGCGTGGCGGACGTTATGAGCAAACTGCAGGATTACATTAGCGCGAAGGATGACAAAAACATGAAGATCGACGGTGGCAAGATCAAAGCGCTGATTCAGCAAGTGATCGACCACCTGCCGACCATGCAGCTGCCGAAGGGTGCGGATATTGCGCGTTGGCGTAAAGAGCTGGGCGACGCGGTTAGCATCAGCGATAGCGGTGTGGTTACCATTAACCCGGACAAACTGATCAAGATGCGTGATAGCCTGCCGCCGGATGGCACCGTTTGGGATACCGCGCGTTACCAAGCGTGGAACACCGCGTTCAGCGGTCAGAAAGGCCAGCATCCGGAACGTCGTGCGGATGCGCGTCGTAAATATAGCCACCAGAACAGCAACTTTGATAACCTGGTGAAGGTTCTGAGCGGTGCGATTAGCACCCTGACCGACACCCAGAGC TATCTGCAAATCBipD amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 22MNMHVDMGRALTVRDWPALEALAKTMPADAGARAMTDDDLRAAGVDRRVPEQKLGAAIDEFASLRLPDRIDGRFVDGRRANLTVFDDARVAVRGHARAQRNLLERLETELLGGTLDTAGDEGGIQPDPILQGLVDVIGQGKSDIDAYATIVEGLTKYFQSVADVMSKLQDYISAKDDKNMKIDGGKIKALIQQVIDHLPTMQLPKGADIARWRKELGDAVSISDSGVVTINPDKLIKMRDSLPPDGTVWDTARYQAWNTAFSGQKGQHPERRADARRKYSHQNSNFDNLVKVLSGAISTLTDTQSYLQI BipB nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 23 ATGAGCAGCGGTGTTCAAGGTGGCCCGGCGGCGAACGCGAACGCGTACCAGACCCACCCGCTGCGTGATGCGGCGAGCGCGCTGGGCACCCTGAGCCCGCAGGCGTATGTGGATGTGGTTAGCGCGGCGCAACGTAACTTCCTGGAGCGTATGAGCCAACTGGCGAGCGAACAGTGCGATGCGCAACCGGCGGCGCATGATGCGCGTCTGGATGATCGTCCGGCGCTGCGTGCGCCGCAGGAACGTGACGCGCCGCCGCTGGGTGCGAGCGATACCGGTAGCCGTGCGAGCGGTGCGGCGAAACTGACCGAGCTGCTGGGTGTGCTGATGAGCGTTATTAGCGCGAGCAGCCTGGACGAACTGAAGCAACGTAGCGATATCTGGAACCAGATGAGCAAAGCGGCGCAAGACAACCTGAGCCGTCTGAGCGATGCGTTTCAGCGTGCGACCGACGAGGCGAAAGCGGCGGCGGATGCGGCGGAACAGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGAAGCAAGCGGGTGCGGACGCGAAAGCGGCGGATGCGGCGGTGGATGCGGCGCAAAAACGTTACGATGACGCGGTTAAGCAGGGCCTGCCGGATGACCGTCTGCAAAGCCTGAAAGCGGCGCTGGAGCAGGCGCGTCAGCAAGCGGGTGATGCGCATGGTCGTGCGGATGCGCTGCAGGCGGATGCGACCAAGAAACTGGACGCGGCGAGCGCGCTGGCGACCCAAGCGCGTGCGTGCGAACAGCAAGTGGATGACGCGGTTAACCAGGCGACCCAGCAATATGGTGCGAGCGCGAGCCTGCGTACCCCGCAAAGCCCGCGTCTGAGCGGTGCGGCGGAGCTGACCGCGGTGCTGGGCAAGCTGCAGGAACTGATTAGCAGCGGCAACGTTAAAGAGCTGGAAAGCAAGCAGAAACTGTTCACCGAGATGCAAGCGAAGCGTGAGGCGGAACTGCAAAAGAAAAGCGACGAATATCAGGCGCAAGTGAAGAAAGCGGAGGAAATGCAGAAAACGATGGGTTGCATCGGCAAGATTGTGGGTTGGGTTATTACCGCGGTTAGCTTTGCGGCGGCGGCGTTTACCGGTGGCGCGAGCCTGGCGCTGGCGGCGGTGGGCCTGGCGCTGGCGGTTGGTGACGAGATTAGCCGTGCGACCACCGGTGTGAGCTTCATGGACAAGCTGATGCAGCCGGTTATGGATGCGATCCTGAAACCGCTGATGGAGATGATTAGCAGCCTGATCACCAAGGCGCTGGTTGCGTGCGGCGTTGATCAGCAAAAAGCGGAACTGGCGGGTGCGATTCTGGGTGCGGTTGTTACCGGTGTGGCGCTGGTTGCGGCGGCGTTTGTTGGTGCGAGCGCGGTGAAAGCGGTTGCGAGCAAGGTTATCGACGCGATGGCGGGTCAGCTGACCAAGCTGATGGATAGCGCGATTGGCAAAATGCTGGTGCAACTGATCGAGAAATTCAGCGAAAAGAGCGGTCTGCAGGCGCTGGGTAGCCGTACCGCGACCGCGATGACCCGTATGCGTCGTGCGATTGGCGTTGAGGCGAAGGAAGACGGTATGCTGCTGGCGAACCGTTTTGAAAAAGCGGGCACCGTGATGAACGTTGGTAACCAAGTGAGCCAAGCGGCGGGTGGCATTGTGGTTGGCGTTGAGCGTGCGAAAGCGATGGGTCTGCTGGCGGATGTGAAAGAAGCGATGTATGACATCAAGCTGCTGGGTGATCTGCTGAAACAGGCGGTGGACGCGTTTGCGGAGCACAACCGTGTTCTGGCGCAACTGATGCAGCAAATGAGCGATGCGGGCGAAATGCAGACCAGCACCGGCAAGCTGATCCTGCGTAACGCGCGTGCGGTTTAAGGATCC BipB amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 24 MSSGVQGGPAANANAYQTHPLRDAASALGTLSPQAYVDVVSAAQRNFLERMSQLASEQCDAQPAAHDARLDDRPALRAPQERDAPPLGASDTGSRASGAAKLTELLGVLMSVISASSLDELKQRSDIWNQMSKAAQDNLSRLSDAFQRATDEAKAAADAAEQAAAAAKQAGADAKAADAAVDAAQKRYDDAVKQGLPDDRLQSLKAALEQARQQAGDAHGRADALQADATKKLDAASALATQARACEQQVDDAVNQATQQYGASASLRTPQSPRLSGAAELTAVLGKLQELISSGNVKELESKQKLFTEMQAKREAELQKKSDEYQAQVKKAEEMQKTMGCIGKIVGWVITAVSFAAAAFTGGASLALAAVGLALAVGDEISRATTGVSFMDKLMQPVMDAILKPLMEMISSLITKALVACGVDQQKAELAGAILGAVVTGVALVAAAFVGASAVKAVASKVIDAMAGQLTKLMDSAIGKMLVQLIEKFSEKSGLQALGSRTATAMTRMRRAIGVEAKEDGMLLANRFEKAGTVMNVGNQVSQAAGGIVVGVERAKAMGLLADVKEAMYDIKLLGDLLKQAVDAFAEHNRVLAQLMQQMSDAGEMQTSTGKLILRNARAV BurkF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 25CATATGAACATGCACGTGGACATGGGTCGTGCGCTGACCGTTCGTGATTGGCCGGCGCTGGAGGCGCTGGCGAAAACCATGCCGGCGGATGCGGGTGCGCGTGCGATGACCGATGATGACCTGCGTGCGGCGGGTGTGGACCGTCGTGTTCCGGAGCAGAAGCTGGGTGCGGCGATTGATGAATTCGCGAGCCTGCGTCTGCCGGATCGTATCGACGGTCGTTTCGTGGATGGCCGTCGTGCGAACCTGACCGTTTTTGATGATGCGCGTGTTGCGGTTCGTGGTCATGCGCGTGCGCAACGTAACCTGCTGGAGCGTCTGGAGACCGAACTGCTGGGTGGCACCCTGGATACCGCGGGTGACGAAGGTGGCATTCAGCCGGACCCGATCCTGCAAGGCCTGGTGGATGTTATCGGTCAGGGCAAAAGCGATATTGACGCGTACGCGACCATCGTGGAAGGTCTGACCAAGTATTTTCAAAGCGTGGCGGACGTTATGAGCAAACTGCAGGATTACATTAGCGCGAAGGATGACAAAAACATGAAGATCGACGGTGGCAAGATCAAAGCGCTGATTCAGCAAGTGATCGACCACCTGCCGACCATGCAGCTGCCGAAGGGTGCGGATATTGCGCGTTGGCGTAAAGAGCTGGGCGACGCGGTTAGCATCAGCGATAGCGGTGTGGTTACCATTAACCCGGACAAACTGATCAAGATGCGTGATAGCCTGCCGCCGGATGGCACCGTTTGGGATACCGCGCGTTACCAAGCGTGGAACACCGCGTTCAGCGGTCAGAAAGGCCAGCATCCGGAACGTCGTGCGGATGCGCGTCGTAAATATAGCCACCAGAACAGCAACTTTGATAACCTGGTGAAGGTTCTGAGCGGTGCGATTAGCACCCTGACCGACACCCAGAGCTATCTGCAAATCAAGCTTATGAGCAGCGGTGTTCAAGGTGGCCCGGCGGCGAACGCGAACGCGTACCAGACCCACCCGCTGCGTGATGCGGCGAGCGCGCTGGGCACCCTGAGCCCGCAGGCGTATGTGGATGTGGTTAGCGCGGCGCAACGTAACTTCCTGGAGCGTATGAGCCAACTGGCGAGCGAACAGTGCGATGCGCAACCGGCGGCGCATGATGCGCGTCTGGATGATCGTCCGGCGCTGCGTGCGCCGCAGGAACGTGACGCGCCGCCGCTGGGTGCGAGCGATACCGGTAGCCGTGCGAGCGGTGCGGCGAAACTGACCGAGCTGCTGGGTGTGCTGATGAGCGTTATTAGCGCGAGCAGCCTGGACGAACTGAAGCAACGTAGCGATATCTGGAACCAGATGAGCAAAGCGGCGCAAGACAACCTGAGCCGTCTGAGCGATGCGTTTCAGCGTGCGACCGACGAGGCGAAAGCGGCGGCGGATGCGGCGGAACAGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGAAGCAAGCGGGTGCGGACGCGAAAGCGGCGGATGCGGCGGTGGATGCGGCGCAAAAACGTTACGATGACGCGGTTAAGCAGGGCCTGCCGGATGACCGTCTGCAAAGCCTGAAAGCGGCGCTGGAGCAGGCGCGTCAGCAAGCGGGTGATGCGCATGGTCGTGCGGATGCGCTGCAGGCGGATGCGACCAAGAAACTGGACGCGGCGAGCGCGCTGGCGACCCAAGCGCGTGCGTGCGAACAGCAAGTGGATGACGCGGTTAACCAGGCGACCCAGCAATATGGTGCGAGCGCGAGCCTGCGTACCCCGCAAAGCCCGCGTCTGAGCGGTGCGGCGGAGCTGACCGCGGTGCTGGGCAAGCTGCAGGAACTGATTAGCAGCGGCAACGTTAAAGAGCTGGAAAGCAAGCAGAAACTGTTCACCGAGATGCAAGCGAAGCGTGAGGCGGAACTGCAAAAGAAAAGCGACGAATATCAGGCGCAAGTGAAGAAAGCGGAGGAAATGCAGAAAACGATGGGTTGCATCGGCAAGATTGTGGGTTGGGTTATTACCGCGGTTAGCTTTGCGGCGGCGGCGTTTACCGGTGGCGCGAGCCTGGCGCTGGCGGCGGTGGGCCTGGCGCTGGCGGTTGGTGACGAGATTAGCCGTGCGACCACCGGTGTGAGCTTCATGGACAAGCTGATGCAGCCGGTTATGGATGCGATCCTGAAACCGCTGATGGAGATGATTAGCAGCCTGATCACCAAGGCGCTGGTTGCGTGCGGCGTTGATCAGCAAAAAGCGGAACTGGCGGGTGCGATTCTGGGTGCGGTTGTTACCGGTGTGGCGCTGGTTGCGGCGGCGTTTGTTGGTGCGAGCGCGGTGAAAGCGGTTGCGAGCAAGGTTATCGACGCGATGGCGGGTCAGCTGACCAAGCTGATGGATAGCGCGATTGGCAAAATGCTGGTGCAACTGATCGAGAAATTCAGCGAAAAGAGCGGTCTGCAGGCGCTGGGTAGCCGTACCGCGACCGCGATGACCCGTATGCGTCGTGCGATTGGCGTTGAGGCGAAGGAAGACGGTATGCTGCTGGCGAACCGTTTTGAAAAAGCGGGCACCGTGATGAACGTTGGTAACCAAGTGAGCCAAGCGGCGGGTGGCATTGTGGTTGGCGTTGAGCGTGCGAAAGCGATGGGTCTGCTGGCGGATGTGAAAGAAGCGATGTATGACATCAAGCTGCTGGGTGATCTGCTGAAACAGGCGGTGGACGCGTTTGCGGAGCACAACCGTGTTCTGGCGCAACTGATGCAGCAAATGAGCGATGCGGGCGAAATGCAGACCAGCACCGGCAAGCTGATCCTGCGTAACGCGCGTGCGGTTTAAGGA TCCBurkF amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 26MNMHVDMGRALTVRDWPALEALAKTMPADAGARAMTDDDLRAAGVDRRVPEQKLGAAIDEFASLRLPDRIDGRFVDGRRANLTVFDDARVAVRGHARAQRNLLERLETELLGGTLDTAGDEGGIQPDPILQGLVDVIGQGKSDIDAYATIVEGLTKYFQSVADVMSKLQDYISAKDDKNMKIDGGKIKALIQQVIDHLPTMQLPKGADIARWRKELGDAVSISDSGVVTINPDKLIKMRDSLPPDGTVWDTARYQAWNTAFSGQKGQHPERRADARRKYSHQNSNFDNLVKVLSGAISTLTDTQSYLQIKLMSSGVQGGPAANANAYQTHPLRDAASALGTLSPQAYVDVVSAAQRNFLERMSQLASEQCDAQPAAHDARLDDRPALRAPQERDAPPLGASDTGSRASGAAKLTELLGVLMSVISASSLDELKQRSDIWNQMSKAAQDNLSRLSDAFQRATDEAKAAADAAEQAAAAAKQAGADAKAADAAVDAAQKRYDDAVKQGLPDDRLQSLKAALEQARQQAGDAHGRADALQADATKKLDAASALATQARACEQQVDDAVNQATQQYGASASLRTPQSPRLSGAAELTAVLGKLQELISSGNVKELESKQKLFTEMQAKREAELQKKSDEYQAQVKKAEEMQKTMGCIGKIVGWVITAVSFAAAAFTGGASLALAAVGLALAVGDEISRATTGVSFMDKLMQPVMDAILKPLMEMISSLITKALVACGVDQQKAELAGAILGAVVTGVALVAAAFVGASAVKAVASKVIDAMAGQLTKLMDSAIGKMLVQLIEKFSEKSGLQALGSRTATAMTRMRRAIGVEAKEDGMLLANRFEKAGTVMNVGNQVSQAAGGIVVGVERAKAMGLLADVKEAMYDIKLLGDLLKQAVDAFAEHNRVLAQLMQQMSDAGEMQTSTGKLILRNARAVLTA1-BurkF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 27CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcCATATGAACATGCACGTGGACATGGGTCGTGCGCTGACCGTTCGTGATTGGCCGGCGCTGGAGGCGCTGGCGAAAACCATGCCGGCGGATGCGGGTGCGCGTGCGATGACCGATGATGACCTGCGTGCGGCGGGTGTGGACCGTCGTGTTCCGGAGCAGAAGCTGGGTGCGGCGATTGATGAATTCGCGAGCCTGCGTCTGCCGGATCGTATCGACGGTCGTTTCGTGGATGGCCGTCGTGCGAACCTGACCGTTTTTGATGATGCGCGTGTTGCGGTTCGTGGTCATGCGCGTGCGCAACGTAACCTGCTGGAGCGTCTGGAGACCGAACTGCTGGGTGGCACCCTGGATACCGCGGGTGACGAAGGTGGCATTCAGCCGGACCCGATCCTGCAAGGCCTGGTGGATGTTATCGGTCAGGGCAAAAGCGATATTGACGCGTACGCGACCATCGTGGAAGGTCTGACCAAGTATTTTCAAAGCGTGGCGGACGTTATGAGCAAACTGCAGGATTACATTAGCGCGAAGGATGACAAAAACATGAAGATCGACGGTGGCAAGATCAAAGCGCTGATTCAGCAAGTGATCGACCACCTGCCGACCATGCAGCTGCCGAAGGGTGCGGATATTGCGCGTTGGCGTAAAGAGCTGGGCGACGCGGTTAGCATCAGCGATAGCGGTGTGGTTACCATTAACCCGGACAAACTGATCAAGATGCGTGATAGCCTGCCGCCGGATGGCACCGTTTGGGATACCGCGCGTTACCAAGCGTGGAACACCGCGTTCAGCGGTCAGAAAGGCCAGCATCCGGAACGTCGTGCGGATGCGCGTCGTAAATATAGCCACCAGAACAGCAACTTTGATAACCTGGTGAAGGTTCTGAGCGGTGCGATTAGCACCCTGACCGACACCCAGAGCTATCTGCAAATCAAGCTTATGAGCAGCGGTGTTCAAGGTGGCCCGGCGGCGAACGCGAACGCGTACCAGACCCACCCGCTGCGTGATGCGGCGAGCGCGCTGGGCACCCTGAGCCCGCAGGCGTATGTGGATGTGGTTAGCGCGGCGCAACGTAACTTCCTGGAGCGTATGAGCCAACTGGCGAGCGAACAGTGCGATGCGCAACCGGCGGCGCATGATGCGCGTCTGGATGATCGTCCGGCGCTGCGTGCGCCGCAGGAACGTGACGCGCCGCCGCTGGGTGCGAGCGATACCGGTAGCCGTGCGAGCGGTGCGGCGAAACTGACCGAGCTGCTGGGTGTGCTGATGAGCGTTATTAGCGCGAGCAGCCTGGACGAACTGAAGCAACGTAGCGATATCTGGAACCAGATGAGCAAAGCGGCGCAAGACAACCTGAGCCGTCTGAGCGATGCGTTTCAGCGTGCGACCGACGAGGCGAAAGCGGCGGCGGATGCGGCGGAACAGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGAAGCAAGCGGGTGCGGACGCGAAAGCGGCGGATGCGGCGGTGGATGCGGCGCAAAAACGTTACGATGACGCGGTTAAGCAGGGCCTGCCGGATGACCGTCTGCAAAGCCTGAAAGCGGCGCTGGAGCAGGCGCGTCAGCAAGCGGGTGATGCGCATGGTCGTGCGGATGCGCTGCAGGCGGATGCGACCAAGAAACTGGACGCGGCGAGCGCGCTGGCGACCCAAGCGCGTGCGTGCGAACAGCAAGTGGATGACGCGGTTAACCAGGCGACCCAGCAATATGGTGCGAGCGCGAGCCTGCGTACCCCGCAAAGCCCGCGTCTGAGCGGTGCGGCGGAGCTGACCGCGGTGCTGGGCAAGCTGCAGGAACTGATTAGCAGCGGCAACGTTAAAGAGCTGGAAAGCAAGCAGAAACTGTTCACCGAGATGCAAGCGAAGCGTGAGGCGGAACTGCAAAAGAAAAGCGACGAATATCAGGCGCAAGTGAAGAAAGCGGAGGAAATGCAGAAAACGATGGGTTGCATCGGCAAGATTGTGGGTTGGGTTATTACCGCGGTTAGCTTTGCGGCGGCGGCGTTTACCGGTGGCGCGAGCCTGGCGCTGGCGGCGGTGGGCCTGGCGCTGGCGGTTGGTGACGAGATTAGCCGTGCGACCACCGGTGTGAGCTTCATGGACAAGCTGATGCAGCCGGTTATGGATGCGATCCTGAAACCGCTGATGGAGATGATTAGCAGCCTGATCACCAAGGCGCTGGTTGCGTGCGGCGTTGATCAGCAAAAAGCGGAACTGGCGGGTGCGATTCTGGGTGCGGTTGTTACCGGTGTGGCGCTGGTTGCGGCGGCGTTTGTTGGTGCGAGCGCGGTGAAAGCGGTTGCGAGCAAGGTTATCGACGCGATGGCGGGTCAGCTGACCAAGCTGATGGATAGCGCGATTGGCAAAATGCTGGTGCAACTGATCGAGAAATTCAGCGAAAAGAGCGGTCTGCAGGCGCTGGGTAGCCGTACCGCGACCGCGATGACCCGTATGCGTCGTGCGATTGGCGTTGAGGCGAAGGAAGACGGTATGCTGCTGGCGAACCGTTTTGAAAAAGCGGGCACCGTGATGAACGTTGGTAACCAAGTGAGCCAAGCGGCGGGTGGCATTGTGGTTGGCGTTGAGCGTGCGAAAGCGATGGGTCTGCTGGCGGATGTGAAAGAAGCGATGTATGACATCAAGCTGCTGGGTGATCTGCTGAAACAGGCGGTGGACGCGTTTGCGGAGCACAACCGTGTTCTGGCGCAACTGATGCAGCAAATGAGCGATGCGGGCGAAATGCAGACCAGCACCGGCAAGCTGATCCTGCGTAACGCGCGTGCGGTTTAAGGATCC LTA1-BurkF Amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 28 MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMNMHVDMGRALTVRDWPALEALAKTMPADAGARAMTDDDLRAAGVDRRVPEQKLGAAIDEFASLRLPDRIDGRFVDGRRANLTVFDDARVAVRGHARAQRNLLERLETELLGGTLDTAGDEGGIQPDPILQGLVDVIGQGKSDIDAYATIVEGLTKYFQSVADVMSKLQDYISAKDDKNMKIDGGKIKALIQQVIDHLPTMQLPKGADIARWRKELGDAVSISDSGVVTINPDKLIKMRDSLPPDGTVWDTARYQAWNTAFSGQKGQHPERRADARRKYSHQNSNFDNLVKVLSGAISTLTDTQSYLQIKLMSSGVQGGPAANANAYQTHPLRDAASALGTLSPQAYVDVVSAAQRNFLERMSQLASEQCDAQPAAHDARLDDRPALRAPQERDAPPLGASDTGSRASGAAKLTELLGVLMSVISASSLDELKQRSDIWNQMSKAAQDNLSRLSDAFQRATDEAKAAADAAEQAAAAAKQAGADAKAADAAVDAAQKRYDDAVKQGLPDDRLQSLKAALEQARQQAGDAHGRADALQADATKKLDAASALATQARACEQQVDDAVNQATQQYGASASLRTPQSPRLSGAAELTAVLGKLQELISSGNVKELESKQKLFTEMQAKREAELQKKSDEYQAQVKKAEEMQKTMGCIGKIVGWVITAVSFAAAAFTGGASLALAAVGLALAVGDEISRATTGVSFMDKLMQPVMDAILKPLMEMISSLITKALVACGVDQQKAELAGAILGAVVTGVALVAAAFVGASAVKAVASKVIDAMAGQLTKLMDSAIGKMLVQLIEKFSEKSGLQALGSRTATAMTRMRRAIGVEAKEDGMLLANRFEKAGTVMNVGNQVSQAAGGIVVGVERAKAMGLLADVKEAMYDIKLLGDLLKQAVDAFAEHNRVLAQLMQQMSDAGEMQTSTGKLILRNARAV- His-PcrH (Chaperone of PaF) nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 29 ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGATGAACCAGCCGACCCCTTCCGACACCGACCAGCAACAGGCGCTGGAGGCCTTCCTGCGCGACGGCGGCACCCTGGCGATGCTTCGCGGACTCAGCGAGGACACCCTGGAGCAGCTCTATGCGCTGGGCTTCAACCAGTACCAGGCGGGCAAGTGGGACGACGCGCAGAAGATCTTCCAGGCACTGTGCATGCTCGACCACTACGACGCCCGCTACTTTCTCGGCCTGGGCGCCTGCCGCCAGTCCCTCGGTCTCTATGAACAGGCCCTGCAGAGCTACAGCTACGGCGCGCTGATGGACATCAACGAGCCGCGCTTTCCCTTCCATGCCGCCGAGTGCCACCTGCAACTGGGTGATCTCGACGGAGCCGAGAGTGGCTTCTACTCGGCCCGGGCCCTGGCCGCGGCACAGCCGGCGCACGAGGCCCTGGCCGCGCGTGCCGGCGCCATGTTGGAAGCCGTAACCGCGAGAAAGGATCGAGCCTATGAATCCGATAAC GCTTGAAAGCTTHis-PcrH (Chaperone of PaF) Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 30MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMNQPTPSDTDQQQALEAFLRDGGTLAMLRGLSEDTLEQLYALGFNQYQAGKWDDAQKIFQALCMLDHYDARYFLGLGACRQSLGLYEQALQSYSYGALMDINEPRFPFHAAECHLQLGDLDGAESGFYSARALAAAQPAHEALAARAGAMLEAVTARKDRAYESDNA- PcrV nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 31CATATGGAAGTCAGAAACCTTAATGCCGCTCGCGAGCTGTTCCTGGACGAGCTCCTGGCCGCGTCGGCGGCGCCTGCCAGTGCCGAGCAGGAGGAACTGCTGGCCCTGTTGCGCAGCGAGCGGATCGTGCTGGCCCACGCCGGCCAGCCGCTGAGCGAGGCGCAAGTGCTCAAGGCGCTCGCCTGGTTGCTCGCGGCCAATCCGTCCGCGCCTCCGGGGCAGGGCCTCGAGGTACTCCGCGAAGTCCTGCAGGCACGTCGGCAGCCCGGTGCGCAGTGGGATCTGCGTGAGTTCCTGGTGTCGGCCTATTTCAGCCTGCACGGGCGTCTCGACGAGGATGTCATCGGTGTCTACAAGGATGTCCTGCAGACCCAGGACGGCAAGCGCAAGGCGCTGCTCGACGAGCTCAAGGCGCTGACCGCGGAGTTGAAGGTCTACAGCGTGATCCAGTCGCAGATCAACGCCGCGCTGTCGGCCAGGCAGGGCATCAGGATCGACGCTGGCGGTATCGATCTGGTCGACCCCACGCTATATGGCTATGCCGTCGGCGATCCCAGGTGGAAGGACAGCCCCGAGTATGCGCTGCTGAGCAATCTGGATACCTTCAGCGGCAAGCTGTCGATCAAGGATTTTCTCAGCGGCTCGCCGAAGCAGAGCGGGGAACTCAAGGGCCTCAGCGATGAGTACCCCTTCGAGAAGGACAACAACCCGGTCGGCAATTTCGCCACCACGGTGAGCGACCGCTCGCGTCCGCTGAACGACAAGGTCAACGAGAAGACCACCCTGCTCAACGACACCAGCTCCCGCTACAACTCGGCGGTCGAGGCGCTCAACCGCTTCATCCAGAAATACGACAGCGTCCTGAGCGACATTCTCAGCGCGATC PcrV amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 32MEVRNLNAARELFLDELLAASAAPASAEQEELLALLRSERIVLAHAGQPLSEAQVLKALAWLLAANPSAPPGQGLEVLREVLQARRQPGAQWDLREFLVSAYFSLHGRLDEDVIGVYKDVLQTQDGKRKALLDELKALTAELKVYSVIQSQINAALSARQGIRIDAGGIDLVDPTLYGYAVGDPRWKDSPEYALLSNLDTFSGKLSIKDFLSGSPKQSGELKGLSDEYPFEKDNNPVGNFATTVSDRSRPLNDKVNEKTTLLNDTSSRYNSAVEALNRFI QKYDSVLSDILSAIPopB nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 33ATGAACCCGATTACGCTGGAACGTGCTGGTCTGCCGTATGGTGTTGCCGATGCTGGTGACATCCCGGCTCTGGGTCGCCCGGTCGCACGTGATGTGGAAAGTCTGCGTGTTGAACGTCTGGCAGCACCGGCAGCTGCAAGCGCATCTGGCACCGGTGTCGCTCTGACGCCGCCGTCTGCAGCAAGTCAGCAACGTCTGGAAGTTGCTAACCGCGCGGAAATTGCCTCACTGGTCCAGGCAGTGGGTGAAGACGTGGGTCTGGCACGTCAAGTGGTTCTGGCAGGTGCATCGACCCTGCTGAGCGCAGGTCTGATGTCGCCGCAGGCGTTCGAAATTGAACTGGCCAAAATCACCGGCGAAGTTGAAAATCAGCAGAAAAAACTGAAACTGACGGAAATCGAACAGGCCCGTAAACAGAACCTGCAAAAAATGGAAGATAACCAGCAAAAAATCCGCGAATCGGAAGAAGCTGCGAAAGAAGCGCAGAAAAGCGGCCTGGCCGCAAAAATTTTTGGTTGGATTTCTGCTATCGCGAGTATTATCGTGGGTGCAATCATGGTTGCAACCGGTGTCGGTGCTGCAGCAGGTGCACTGATGATTGCTGGCGGTGTCATGGGTGTCGTGAGTCAGTCCGTGCAGCAAGCAGCTGCGGATGGTCTGATCTCAAAAGAAGTGATGGAAAAACTGGGCCCGGCCCTGATGGGTATTGAAATGGCCGTGGCACTGCTGGCCGCAGTTGTCTCCTTTGGTGGTTCAGCAGTTGGTGGTCTGGCACGTCTGGGTGCAAAAATCGGCGGTAAAGCTGCGGAAATGACGGCATCCCTGGCTTCAAAAGTGGCAGACCTGGGCGGTAAATTCGGCTCTCTGGCGGGCCAGTCACTGTCGCATAGCCTGAAACTGGGTGTGCAAGTTTCTGATCTGACCCTGGACGTTGCAAACGGCGCCGCACAGGCTACGCACAGTGGTTTTCAAGCGAAAGCTGCGAATCGTCAGGCCGATGTTCAAGAATCCCGTGCAGACCTGACCACGCTGCAGGGTGTCATTGAACGTCTGAAAGAAGAACTGAGCCGCATGCTGGAAGCCTTTCAGGAAATTATGGAACGCATCTTCGCAATGCTGCAAGCGAAAGGCGAAACCCTGCACAATCTGTCTTCCCGTCCGGCGGCTATCTGAGGATCC PopB amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 34 MNPITLERAGLPYGVADAGDIPALGRPVARDVESLRVERLAAPAAASASGTGVALTPPSAASQQRLEVANRAEIASLVQAVGEDVGLARQVVLAGASTLLSAGLMSPQAFEIELAKITGEVENQQKKLKLTEIEQARKQNLQKMEDNQQKIRESEEAAKEAQKSGLAAKIFGWISAIASIIVGAIMVATGVGAAAGALMIAGGVMGVVSQSVQQAAADGLISKEVMEKLGPALMGIEMAVALLAAVVSFGGSAVGGLARLGAKIGGKAAEMTASLASKVADLGGKFGSLAGQSLSHSLKLGVQVSDLTLDVANGAAQATHSGFQAKAANRQADVQESRADLTTLQGVIERLKEELSRMLEAFQEIMERIFAMLQAKGETLHNLSSRPAAIPaF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 35CATATGGAAGTCAGAAACCTTAATGCCGCTCGCGAGCTGTTCCTGGACGAGCTCCTGGCCGCGTCGGCGGCGCCTGCCAGTGCCGAGCAGGAGGAACTGCTGGCCCTGTTGCGCAGCGAGCGGATCGTGCTGGCCCACGCCGGCCAGCCGCTGAGCGAGGCGCAAGTGCTCAAGGCGCTCGCCTGGTTGCTCGCGGCCAATCCGTCCGCGCCTCCGGGGCAGGGCCTCGAGGTACTCCGCGAAGTCCTGCAGGCACGTCGGCAGCCCGGTGCGCAGTGGGATCTGCGTGAGTTCCTGGTGTCGGCCTATTTCAGCCTGCACGGGCGTCTCGACGAGGATGTCATCGGTGTCTACAAGGATGTCCTGCAGACCCAGGACGGCAAGCGCAAGGCGCTGCTCGACGAGCTCAAGGCGCTGACCGCGGAGTTGAAGGTCTACAGCGTGATCCAGTCGCAGATCAACGCCGCGCTGTCGGCCAGGCAGGGCATCAGGATCGACGCTGGCGGTATCGATCTGGTCGACCCCACGCTATATGGCTATGCCGTCGGCGATCCCAGGTGGAAGGACAGCCCCGAGTATGCGCTGCTGAGCAATCTGGATACCTTCAGCGGCAAGCTGTCGATCAAGGATTTTCTCAGCGGCTCGCCGAAGCAGAGCGGGGAACTCAAGGGCCTCAGCGATGAGTACCCCTTCGAGAAGGACAACAACCCGGTCGGCAATTTCGCCACCACGGTGAGCGACCGCTCGCGTCCGCTGAACGACAAGGTCAACGAGAAGACCACCCTGCTCAACGACACCAGCTCCCGCTACAACTCGGCGGTCGAGGCGCTCAACCGCTTCATCCAGAAATACGACAGCGTCCTGAGCGACATTCTCAGCGCGATCGGATCCATGAACCCGATTACGCTGGAACGTGCTGGTCTGCCGTATGGTGTTGCCGATGCTGGTGACATCCCGGCTCTGGGTCGCCCGGTCGCACGTGATGTGGAAAGTCTGCGTGTTGAACGTCTGGCAGCACCGGCAGCTGCAAGCGCATCTGGCACCGGTGTCGCTCTGACGCCGCCGTCTGCAGCAAGTCAGCAACGTCTGGAAGTTGCTAACCGCGCGGAAATTGCCTCACTGGTCCAGGCAGTGGGTGAAGACGTGGGTCTGGCACGTCAAGTGGTTCTGGCAGGTGCATCGACCCTGCTGAGCGCAGGTCTGATGTCGCCGCAGGCGTTCGAAATTGAACTGGCCAAAATCACCGGCGAAGTTGAAAATCAGCAGAAAAAACTGAAACTGACGGAAATCGAACAGGCCCGTAAACAGAACCTGCAAAAAATGGAAGATAACCAGCAAAAAATCCGCGAATCGGAAGAAGCTGCGAAAGAAGCGCAGAAAAGCGGCCTGGCCGCAAAAATTTTTGGTTGGATTTCTGCTATCGCGAGTATTATCGTGGGTGCAATCATGGTTGCAACCGGTGTCGGTGCTGCAGCAGGTGCACTGATGATTGCTGGCGGTGTCATGGGTGTCGTGAGTCAGTCCGTGCAGCAAGCAGCTGCGGATGGTCTGATCTCAAAAGAAGTGATGGAAAAACTGGGCCCGGCCCTGATGGGTATTGAAATGGCCGTGGCACTGCTGGCCGCAGTTGTCTCCTTTGGTGGTTCAGCAGTTGGTGGTCTGGCACGTCTGGGTGCAAAAATCGGCGGTAAAGCTGCGGAAATGACGGCATCCCTGGCTTCAAAAGTGGCAGACCTGGGCGGTAAATTCGGCTCTCTGGCGGGCCAGTCACTGTCGCATAGCCTGAAACTGGGTGTGCAAGTTTCTGATCTGACCCTGGACGTTGCAAACGGCGCCGCACAGGCTACGCACAGTGGTTTTCAAGCGAAAGCTGCGAATCGTCAGGCCGATGTTCAAGAATCCCGTGCAGACCTGACCACGCTGCAGGGTGTCATTGAACGTCTGAAAGAAGAACTGAGCCGCATGCTGGAAGCCTTTCAGGAAATTATGGAACGCATCTTCGCAATGCTGCAAGCGAAAGGCGAAACCCTGCACAATCTGTCTTCCCGTCCGGCGGC TATCTGAGGATCCPaF amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 36MEVRNLNAARELFLDELLAASAAPASAEQEELLALLRSERIVLAHAGQPLSEAQVLKALAWLLAANPSAPPGQGLEVLREVLQARRQPGAQWDLREFLVSAYFSLHGRLDEDVIGVYKDVLQTQDGKRKALLDELKALTAELKVYSVIQSQINAALSARQGIRIDAGGIDLVDPTLYGYAVGDPRWKDSPEYALLSNLDTFSGKLSIKDFLSGSPKQSGELKGLSDEYPFEKDNNPVGNFATTVSDRSRPLNDKVNEKTTLLNDTSSRYNSAVEALNRFIQKYDSVLSDILSAIGSMNPITLERAGLPYGVADAGDIPALGRPVARDVESLRVERLAAPAAASASGTGVALTPPSAASQQRLEVANRAEIASLVQAVGEDVGLARQVVLAGASTLLSAGLMSPQAFEIELAKITGEVENQQKKLKLTEIEQARKQNLQKMEDNQQKIRESEEAAKEAQKSGLAAKIFGWISAIASIIVGAIMVATGVGAAAGALMIAGGVMGVVSQSVQQAAADGLISKEVMEKLGPALMGIEMAVALLAAVVSFGGSAVGGLARLGAKIGGKAAEMTASLASKVADLGGKFGSLAGQSLSHSLKLGVQVSDLTLDVANGAAQATHSGFQAKAANRQADVQESRADLTTLQGVIERLKEELSRMLEAFQEIMERIFAMLQAKG ETLHNLSSRPAAILTA1-PaF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 37CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcCATATGGAAGTCAGAAACCTTAATGCCGCTCGCGAGCTGTTCCTGGACGAGCTCCTGGCCGCGTCGGCGGCGCCTGCCAGTGCCGAGCAGGAGGAACTGCTGGCCCTGTTGCGCAGCGAGCGGATCGTGCTGGCCCACGCCGGCCAGCCGCTGAGCGAGGCGCAAGTGCTCAAGGCGCTCGCCTGGTTGCTCGCGGCCAATCCGTCCGCGCCTCCGGGGCAGGGCCTCGAGGTACTCCGCGAAGTCCTGCAGGCACGTCGGCAGCCCGGTGCGCAGTGGGATCTGCGTGAGTTCCTGGTGTCGGCCTATTTCAGCCTGCACGGGCGTCTCGACGAGGATGTCATCGGTGTCTACAAGGATGTCCTGCAGACCCAGGACGGCAAGCGCAAGGCGCTGCTCGACGAGCTCAAGGCGCTGACCGCGGAGTTGAAGGTCTACAGCGTGATCCAGTCGCAGATCAACGCCGCGCTGTCGGCCAGGCAGGGCATCAGGATCGACGCTGGCGGTATCGATCTGGTCGACCCCACGCTATATGGCTATGCCGTCGGCGATCCCAGGTGGAAGGACAGCCCCGAGTATGCGCTGCTGAGCAATCTGGATACCTTCAGCGGCAAGCTGTCGATCAAGGATTTTCTCAGCGGCTCGCCGAAGCAGAGCGGGGAACTCAAGGGCCTCAGCGATGAGTACCCCTTCGAGAAGGACAACAACCCGGTCGGCAATTTCGCCACCACGGTGAGCGACCGCTCGCGTCCGCTGAACGACAAGGTCAACGAGAAGACCACCCTGCTCAACGACACCAGCTCCCGCTACAACTCGGCGGTCGAGGCGCTCAACCGCTTCATCCAGAAATACGACAGCGTCCTGAGCGACATTCTCAGCGCGATCGGATCCATGAACCCGATTACGCTGGAACGTGCTGGTCTGCCGTATGGTGTTGCCGATGCTGGTGACATCCCGGCTCTGGGTCGCCCGGTCGCACGTGATGTGGAAAGTCTGCGTGTTGAACGTCTGGCAGCACCGGCAGCTGCAAGCGCATCTGGCACCGGTGTCGCTCTGACGCCGCCGTCTGCAGCAAGTCAGCAACGTCTGGAAGTTGCTAACCGCGCGGAAATTGCCTCACTGGTCCAGGCAGTGGGTGAAGACGTGGGTCTGGCACGTCAAGTGGTTCTGGCAGGTGCATCGACCCTGCTGAGCGCAGGTCTGATGTCGCCGCAGGCGTTCGAAATTGAACTGGCCAAAATCACCGGCGAAGTTGAAAATCAGCAGAAAAAACTGAAACTGACGGAAATCGAACAGGCCCGTAAACAGAACCTGCAAAAAATGGAAGATAACCAGCAAAAAATCCGCGAATCGGAAGAAGCTGCGAAAGAAGCGCAGAAAAGCGGCCTGGCCGCAAAAATTTTTGGTTGGATTTCTGCTATCGCGAGTATTATCGTGGGTGCAATCATGGTTGCAACCGGTGTCGGTGCTGCAGCAGGTGCACTGATGATTGCTGGCGGTGTCATGGGTGTCGTGAGTCAGTCCGTGCAGCAAGCAGCTGCGGATGGTCTGATCTCAAAAGAAGTGATGGAAAAACTGGGCCCGGCCCTGATGGGTATTGAAATGGCCGTGGCACTGCTGGCCGCAGTTGTCTCCTTTGGTGGTTCAGCAGTTGGTGGTCTGGCACGTCTGGGTGCAAAAATCGGCGGTAAAGCTGCGGAAATGACGGCATCCCTGGCTTCAAAAGTGGCAGACCTGGGCGGTAAATTCGGCTCTCTGGCGGGCCAGTCACTGTCGCATAGCCTGAAACTGGGTGTGCAAGTTTCTGATCTGACCCTGGACGTTGCAAACGGCGCCGCACAGGCTACGCACAGTGGTTTTCAAGCGAAAGCTGCGAATCGTCAGGCCGATGTTCAAGAATCCCGTGCAGACCTGACCACGCTGCAGGGTGTCATTGAACGTCTGAAAGAAGAACTGAGCCGCATGCTGGAAGCCTTTCAGGAAATTATGGAACGCATCTTCGCAATGCTGCAAGCGAAAGGCGAAACCCTGCACAATCTGTCTTCCCGTCCGGCGGCTATCTGAGGATCC LTA1-PaF Amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 38 MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMEVRNLNAARELFLDELLAASAAPASAEQEELLALLRSERIVLAHAGQPLSEAQVLKALAWLLAANPSAPPGQGLEVLREVLQARRQPGAQWDLREFLVSAYFSLHGRLDEDVIGVYKDVLQTQDGKRKALLDELKALTAELKVYSVIQSQINAALSARQGIRIDAGGIDLVDPTLYGYAVGDPRWKDSPEYALLSNLDTFSGKLSIKDFLSGSPKQSGELKGLSDEYPFEKDNNPVGNFATTVSDRSRPLNDKVNEKTTLLNDTSSRYNSAVEALNRFIQKYDSVLSDILSAIGSMNPITLERAGLPYGVADAGDIPALGRPVARDVESLRVERLAAPAAASASGTGVALTPPSAASQQRLEVANRAEIASLVQAVGEDVGLARQVVLAGASTLLSAGLMSPQAFEIELAKITGEVENQQKKLKLTEIEQARKQNLQKMEDNQQKIRESEEAAKEAQKSGLAAKIFGWISAIASIIVGAIMVATGVGAAAGALMIAGGVMGVVSQSVQQAAADGLISKEVMEKLGPALMGIEMAVALLAAVVSFGGSAVGGLARLGAKIGGKAAEMTASLASKVADLGGKFGSLAGQSLSHSLKLGVQVSDLTLDVANGAAQATHSGFQAKAANRQADVQESRADLTTLQGVIERLKEELSRMLEAFQEIMERIFAMLQAKGETLHNLSSRPAAISycD (Chaperone for YerF) nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 39ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGatgcaacaagagacgacagacactcaagaataccagctggcaatggaatccttcctaaaaggagggggaactatcgccatgctcaacgaaatttcaagtgacactttagagcaactctactctcttgcgtttaaccaataccagtcaggaaaatacgaggatgctcacaaggtctttcaagctctctgtgtgctagaccactatgattcacgtttctttttagggctaggcgcttgtcgtcaagccatggggcaatacgacttagcgattcatagctacagctatggcgccataatggatataaaagaacctcgttttccgtttcatgctgccgaatgtttactgcaaaagggagagcttgctgaagcagaaagtggcttgttcttggctcaagagcttatcgcagacaaacctgagtttaaggagctttccacccgagttagctcaatgttagaagcaattaaattgaaaaaggagatggaacatgagtgcgttgataacccatgaAAGCTTSycD (Chaperone for YerF) Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 40MGSSHHHHHHSSGLVPRGSHMQQETTDTQEYQLAMESFLKGGGTIAMLNEISSDTLEQLYSLAFNQYQSGKYEDAHKVFQALCVLDHYDSRFFLGLGACRQAMGQYDLAIHSYSYGAIMDIKEPRFPFHAAECLLQKGELAEAESGLFLAQELIADKPEFKELSTRVSSMLEAIKLKKEMEHECVDNP- LcrV amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 41CATATGATTAGAGCCTACGAACAAAACCCACAACATTTTATTGAGGATCTAGAAAAAGTTAGGGTGGAACAACTTACTGGTCATGGTTCTTCAGTTTTAGAAGAATTGGTTCAGTTAGTCAAAGATAAAAATATAGATATTTCCATTAAATATGATCCCAGAAAAGATTCGGAGGTTTTTGCCAATAGAGTAATTACTGATGATATCGAATTGCTCAAGAAAATCCTAGCTTATTTTCTACCCGAGGATGCCATTCTTAAAGGCGGTCATTATGACAACCAACTGCAAAATGGCATCAAGCGAGTAAAAGAGTTCCTTGAATCATCGCCGAATACACAATGGGAATTGCGGGCGTTCATGGCAGTAATGCATTTCTCTTTAACCGCCGATCGTATCGATGATGATATTTTGAAAGTGATTGTTGATTCAATGAATCATCATGGTGATGCCCGTAGCAAGTTGCGTGAAGAATTAGCTGAGCTTACCGCCGAATTAAAGATTTATTCAGTTATTCAAGCCGAAATTAATAAGCATCTGTCTAGTAGTGGCACCATAAATATCCATGATAAATCCATTAATCTCATGGATAAAAATTTATATGGTTATACAGATGAAGAGATTTTTAAAGCCAGCGCAGAGTACAAAATTCTCGAGAAAATGCCTCAAACCACCATTCAGGTGGATGGGAGCGAGAAAAAAATAGTCTCGATAAAGGACTTTCTTGGAAGTGAGAATAAAAGAACCGGGGCGTTGGGTAATCTGAAAAACTCATACTCTTATAATAAAGATAATAATGAATTATCTCACTTTGCCACCACCTGCTCGGATAAGTCCAGGCCGCTCAACGACTTGGTTAGCCAAAAAACAACTCAGCTGTCTGATATTACATCACGTTTTAATTCAGCTATTGAAGCACTGAACCGTTTCATTCAGAAATATGATTCAGTGATGCAACGTCTGCTAGATGACACGTCTGGTAA ALcrV amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 42MIRAYEQNPQHFIEDLEKVRVEQLTGHGSSVLEELVQLVKDKNIDISIKYDPRKDSEVFANRVITDDIELLKKILAYFLPEDAILKGGHYDNQLQNGIKRVKEFLESSPNTQWELRAFMAVMHFSLTADRIDDDILKVIVDSMNHHGDARSKLREELAELTAELKIYSVIQAEINKHLSSSGTINIHDKSINLMDKNLYGYTDEEIFKASAEYKILEKMPQTTIQVDGSEKKIVSIKDFLGSENKRTGALGNLKNSYSYNKDNNELSHFATTCSDKSRPLNDLVSQKTTQLSDITSRFNSAIEALNRFIQKYDSVMQRLLDDTSGK YopB nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 43 ATGAGTGCGTTGATAACCCATGATCGCTCAACGCCAGTAACTGGAAGTCTACTTCCCTACGTCGAGACACCAGCGCCCGCCCCCCTTCAGACTCAACAAGTCGCGGGAGAACTGAAGGATAAAAATGGTGGGGTGAGTTCTCAGGGCGTACAGCTCCCTGCACCACTAGCAGTGGTTGCCAGCCAAGTCACTGAAGGACAACAGCAAGAAATCACTAAATTATTGGAGTCGGTCACCCGCGGCACGGCAGGATCTCAACTGATATCAAATTATGTTTCAGTGCTAACGAATTTTACGCTCGCTTCACCTGATACATTTGAGATTGAGTTAGGTAAGCTAGTTTCTAATTTAGAAGAAGTACGCAAAGACATAAAAATCGCTGATATTCAGCGTCTTCATGAACAAAACATGAAGAAAATTGAAGAGAATCAAGAGAAAATCAAAGAAACAGAAGAGAATGCCAAGCAAGTCAAGAAATCCGGCATGGCATCAAAGATTTTTGGCTGGCTCAGCGCCATAGCCTCAGTGGTTATCGGTGCCATCATGGTGGCCTCAGGGGTAGGAGCCGTTGCCGGTGCAATGATGATTGCCTCAGGCGTAATTGGGATGGCGAATATGGCTGTGAAACAAGCGGCGGAAGATGGCCTGATATCCCAAGAGGCAATGCAAGTATTAGGGCCGATACTCACTGCGATTGAAGTCGCATTGACTGTAGTTTCAACCGTAATGACCTTTGGCGGTTCGGCACTAAAATGCCTGGCTGATATTGGCGCAAAACTCGGTGCTAACACCGCAAGTCTTGCTGCTAAAGGAGCCGAGTTTTCGGCCAAAGTTGCCCAAATTTCGACAGGCATATCAAACACTGTCGGGAATGCAGTGACTAAATTAGGGGGCAGTTTTGGTAGTTTAACAATGAGCCATGTAATCCGTACAGGATCACAGGCAACACAAGTCGCCGTTGGTGTGGGCAGCGGAATAACTCAGACCATCAATAATAAAAAACAAGCTGATTTACAACATAATAACGCTGATTTGGCCTTGAACAAGGCAGACATGGCAGCGTTACAAAGTATTATTGACCGACTCAAAGAAGAGTTATCCCATTTGTCAGAGTCACATCAACAAGTGATGGAACTGATTTTCCAGATGATTAATGCAAAAGGTGACATGCTGCATAATTTGGCCGGCAGACCCCATACTGTTTAAGGTACC YopB amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 44MSALITHDRSTPVTGSLLPYVETPAPAPLQTQQVAGELKDKNGGVSSQGVQLPAPLAVVASQVTEGQQQEITKLLESVTRGTAGSQLISNYVSVLTNFTLASPDTFEIELGKLVSNLEEVRKDIKIADIQRLHEQNMKKIEENQEKIKETEENAKQVKKSGMASKIFGWLSAIASVVIGAIMVASGVGAVAGAMMIASGVIGMANMAVKQAAEDGLISQEAMQVLGPILTAIEVALTVVSTVMTFGGSALKCLADIGAKLGANTASLAAKGAEFSAKVAQISTGISNTVGNAVTKLGGSFGSLTMSHVIRTGSQATQVAVGVGSGITQTINNKKQADLQHNNADLALNKADMAALQSIIDRLKEELSHLSESHQQVMELIFQMINAKGDMLHNL AGRPHTVYerF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 45CATATGATTAGAGCCTACGAACAAAACCCACAACATTTTATTGAGGATCTAGAAAAAGTTAGGGTGGAACAACTTACTGGTCATGGTTCTTCAGTTTTAGAAGAATTGGTTCAGTTAGTCAAAGATAAAAATATAGATATTTCCATTAAATATGATCCCAGAAAAGATTCGGAGGTTTTTGCCAATAGAGTAATTACTGATGATATCGAATTGCTCAAGAAAATCCTAGCTTATTTTCTACCCGAGGATGCCATTCTTAAAGGCGGTCATTATGACAACCAACTGCAAAATGGCATCAAGCGAGTAAAAGAGTTCCTTGAATCATCGCCGAATACACAATGGGAATTGCGGGCGTTCATGGCAGTAATGCATTTCTCTTTAACCGCCGATCGTATCGATGATGATATTTTGAAAGTGATTGTTGATTCAATGAATCATCATGGTGATGCCCGTAGCAAGTTGCGTGAAGAATTAGCTGAGCTTACCGCCGAATTAAAGATTTATTCAGTTATTCAAGCCGAAATTAATAAGCATCTGTCTAGTAGTGGCACCATAAATATCCATGATAAATCCATTAATCTCATGGATAAAAATTTATATGGTTATACAGATGAAGAGATTTTTAAAGCCAGCGCAGAGTACAAAATTCTCGAGAAAATGCCTCAAACCACCATTCAGGTGGATGGGAGCGAGAAAAAAATAGTCTCGATAAAGGACTTTCTTGGAAGTGAGAATAAAAGAACCGGGGCGTTGGGTAATCTGAAAAACTCATACTCTTATAATAAAGATAATAATGAATTATCTCACTTTGCCACCACCTGCTCGGATAAGTCCAGGCCGCTCAACGACTTGGTTAGCCAAAAAACAACTCAGCTGTCTGATATTACATCACGTTTTAATTCAGCTATTGAAGCACTGAACCGTTTCATTCAGAAATATGATTCAGTGATGCAACGTCTGCTAGATGACACGTCTGGTAAAGGATCCATGAGTGCGTTGATAACCCATGATCGCTCAACGCCAGTAACTGGAAGTCTACTTCCCTACGTCGAGACACCAGCGCCCGCCCCCCTTCAGACTCAACAAGTCGCGGGAGAACTGAAGGATAAAAATGGTGGGGTGAGTTCTCAGGGCGTACAGCTCCCTGCACCACTAGCAGTGGTTGCCAGCCAAGTCACTGAAGGACAACAGCAAGAAATCACTAAATTATTGGAGTCGGTCACCCGCGGCACGGCAGGATCTCAACTGATATCAAATTATGTTTCAGTGCTAACGAATTTTACGCTCGCTTCACCTGATACATTTGAGATTGAGTTAGGTAAGCTAGTTTCTAATTTAGAAGAAGTACGCAAAGACATAAAAATCGCTGATATTCAGCGTCTTCATGAACAAAACATGAAGAAAATTGAAGAGAATCAAGAGAAAATCAAAGAAACAGAAGAGAATGCCAAGCAAGTCAAGAAATCCGGCATGGCATCAAAGATTTTTGGCTGGCTCAGCGCCATAGCCTCAGTGGTTATCGGTGCCATCATGGTGGCCTCAGGGGTAGGAGCCGTTGCCGGTGCAATGATGATTGCCTCAGGCGTAATTGGGATGGCGAATATGGCTGTGAAACAAGCGGCGGAAGATGGCCTGATATCCCAAGAGGCAATGCAAGTATTAGGGCCGATACTCACTGCGATTGAAGTCGCATTGACTGTAGTTTCAACCGTAATGACCTTTGGCGGTTCGGCACTAAAATGCCTGGCTGATATTGGCGCAAAACTCGGTGCTAACACCGCAAGTCTTGCTGCTAAAGGAGCCGAGTTTTCGGCCAAAGTTGCCCAAATTTCGACAGGCATATCAAACACTGTCGGGAATGCAGTGACTAAATTAGGGGGCAGTTTTGGTAGTTTAACAATGAGCCATGTAATCCGTACAGGATCACAGGCAACACAAGTCGCCGTTGGTGTGGGCAGCGGAATAACTCAGACCATCAATAATAAAAAACAAGCTGATTTACAACATAATAACGCTGATTTGGCCTTGAACAAGGCAGACATGGCAGCGTTACAAAGTATTATTGACCGACTCAAAGAAGAGTTATCCCATTTGTCAGAGTCACATCAACAAGTGATGGAACTGATTTTCCAGATGATTAATGCAAAAGGTGACATGCTGCATAATTTGGCCGGCAGACCCCATACTGTTTAAGGTACC YerF amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 46MIRAYEQNPQHFIEDLEKVRVEQLTGHGSSVLEELVQLVKDKNIDISIKYDPRKDSEVFANRVITDDIELLKKILAYFLPEDAILKGGHYDNQLQNGIKRVKEFLESSPNTQWELRAFMAVMHFSLTADRIDDDILKVIVDSMNHHGDARSKLREELAELTAELKIYSVIQAEINKHLSSSGTINIHDKSINLMDKNLYGYTDEEIFKASAEYKILEKMPQTTIQVDGSEKKIVSIKDFLGSENKRTGALGNLKNSYSYNKDNNELSHFATTCSDKSRPLNDLVSQKTTQLSDITSRFNSAIEALNRFIQKYDSVMQRLLDDTSGKGSMSALITHDRSTPVTGSLLPYVETPAPAPLQTQQVAGELKDKNGGVSSQGVQLPAPLAVVASQVTEGQQQEITKLLESVTRGTAGSQLISNYVSVLTNFTLASPDTFEIELGKLVSNLEEVRKDIKIADIQRLHEQNMKKIEENQEKIKETEENAKQVKKSGMASKIFGWLSAIASVVIGAIMVASGVGAVAGAMMIASGVIGMANMAVKQAAEDGLISQEAMQVLGPILTAIEVALTVVSTVMTFGGSALKCLADIGAKLGANTASLAAKGAEFSAKVAQISTGISNTVGNAVTKLGGSFGSLTMSHVIRTGSQATQVAVGVGSGITQTINNKKQADLQHNNADLALNKADMAALQSIIDRLKEELSHLSESHQQVMELIFQMINAKGDMLHNLAGRPHTVLTA1-YerF nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 47CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcCATATGATTAGAGCCTACGAACAAAACCCACAACATTTTATTGAGGATCTAGAAAAAGTTAGGGTGGAACAACTTACTGGTCATGGTTCTTCAGTTTTAGAAGAATTGGTTCAGTTAGTCAAAGATAAAAATATAGATATTTCCATTAAATATGATCCCAGAAAAGATTCGGAGGTTTTTGCCAATAGAGTAATTACTGATGATATCGAATTGCTCAAGAAAATCCTAGCTTATTTTCTACCCGAGGATGCCATTCTTAAAGGCGGTCATTATGACAACCAACTGCAAAATGGCATCAAGCGAGTAAAAGAGTTCCTTGAATCATCGCCGAATACACAATGGGAATTGCGGGCGTTCATGGCAGTAATGCATTTCTCTTTAACCGCCGATCGTATCGATGATGATATTTTGAAAGTGATTGTTGATTCAATGAATCATCATGGTGATGCCCGTAGCAAGTTGCGTGAAGAATTAGCTGAGCTTACCGCCGAATTAAAGATTTATTCAGTTATTCAAGCCGAAATTAATAAGCATCTGTCTAGTAGTGGCACCATAAATATCCATGATAAATCCATTAATCTCATGGATAAAAATTTATATGGTTATACAGATGAAGAGATTTTTAAAGCCAGCGCAGAGTACAAAATTCTCGAGAAAATGCCTCAAACCACCATTCAGGTGGATGGGAGCGAGAAAAAAATAGTCTCGATAAAGGACTTTCTTGGAAGTGAGAATAAAAGAACCGGGGCGTTGGGTAATCTGAAAAACTCATACTCTTATAATAAAGATAATAATGAATTATCTCACTTTGCCACCACCTGCTCGGATAAGTCCAGGCCGCTCAACGACTTGGTTAGCCAAAAAACAACTCAGCTGTCTGATATTACATCACGTTTTAATTCAGCTATTGAAGCACTGAACCGTTTCATTCAGAAATATGATTCAGTGATGCAACGTCTGCTAGATGACACGTCTGGTAAAGGATCCATGAGTGCGTTGATAACCCATGATCGCTCAACGCCAGTAACTGGAAGTCTACTTCCCTACGTCGAGACACCAGCGCCCGCCCCCCTTCAGACTCAACAAGTCGCGGGAGAACTGAAGGATAAAAATGGTGGGGTGAGTTCTCAGGGCGTACAGCTCCCTGCACCACTAGCAGTGGTTGCCAGCCAAGTCACTGAAGGACAACAGCAAGAAATCACTAAATTATTGGAGTCGGTCACCCGCGGCACGGCAGGATCTCAACTGATATCAAATTATGTTTCAGTGCTAACGAATTTTACGCTCGCTTCACCTGATACATTTGAGATTGAGTTAGGTAAGCTAGTTTCTAATTTAGAAGAAGTACGCAAAGACATAAAAATCGCTGATATTCAGCGTCTTCATGAACAAAACATGAAGAAAATTGAAGAGAATCAAGAGAAAATCAAAGAAACAGAAGAGAATGCCAAGCAAGTCAAGAAATCCGGCATGGCATCAAAGATTTTTGGCTGGCTCAGCGCCATAGCCTCAGTGGTTATCGGTGCCATCATGGTGGCCTCAGGGGTAGGAGCCGTTGCCGGTGCAATGATGATTGCCTCAGGCGTAATTGGGATGGCGAATATGGCTGTGAAACAAGCGGCGGAAGATGGCCTGATATCCCAAGAGGCAATGCAAGTATTAGGGCCGATACTCACTGCGATTGAAGTCGCATTGACTGTAGTTTCAACCGTAATGACCTTTGGCGGTTCGGCACTAAAATGCCTGGCTGATATTGGCGCAAAACTCGGTGCTAACACCGCAAGTCTTGCTGCTAAAGGAGCCGAGTTTTCGGCCAAAGTTGCCCAAATTTCGACAGGCATATCAAACACTGTCGGGAATGCAGTGACTAAATTAGGGGGCAGTTTTGGTAGTTTAACAATGAGCCATGTAATCCGTACAGGATCACAGGCAACACAAGTCGCCGTTGGTGTGGGCAGCGGAATAACTCAGACCATCAATAATAAAAAACAAGCTGATTTACAACATAATAACGCTGATTTGGCCTTGAACAAGGCAGACATGGCAGCGTTACAAAGTATTATTGACCGACTCAAAGAAGAGTTATCCCATTTGTCAGAGTCACATCAACAAGTGATGGAACTGATTTTCCAGATGATTAATGCAAAAGGTGACATGCTGCATAATTTGGCCGGCAGACCCCATACTGTTTAAGGTACCLTA1-YerF Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 48MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMIRAYEQNPQHFIEDLEKVRVEQLTGHGSSVLEELVQLVKDKNIDISIKYDPRKDSEVFANRVITDDIELLKKILAYFLPEDAILKGGHYDNQLQNGIKRVKEFLESSPNTQWELRAFMAVMHFSLTADRIDDDILKVIVDSMNHHGDARSKLREELAELTAELKIYSVIQAEINKHLSSSGTINIHDKSINLMDKNLYGYTDEEIFKASAEYKILEKMPQTTIQVDGSEKKIVSIKDFLGSENKRTGALGNLKNSYSYNKDNNELSHFATTCSDKSRPLNDLVSQKTTQLSDITSRFNSAIEALNRFIQKYDSVMQRLLDDTSGKGSMSALITHDRSTPVTGSLLPYVETPAPAPLQTQQVAGELKDKNGGVSSQGVQLPAPLAVVASQVTEGQQQEITKLLESVTRGTAGSQLISNYVSVLTNFTLASPDTFEIELGKLVSNLEEVRKDIKIADIQRLHEQNMKKIEENQEKIKETEENAKQVKKSGMASKIFGWLSAIASVVIGAIMVASGVGAVAGAMMIASGVIGMANMAVKQAAEDGLISQEAMQVLGPILTAIEVALTVVSTVMTFGGSALKCLADIGAKLGANTASLAAKGAEFSAKVAQISTGISNTVGNAVTKLGGSFGSLTMSHVIRTGSQATQVAVGVGSGITQTINNKKQADLQHNNADLALNKADMAALQSIIDRLKEELSHLSESHQQVMELIFQMINAK GDMLHNLAGRPHTV-His-SicA chaperone for S1 nucleic sequence SEQ ID NO: 49ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGatggactaccagaacaacgtcagcgaagaacgtgttgcggaaatgatttgggatgccgttagtgaaggcgccacgctaaaagacgttcatggaatccctcaagatatgatggacggtttatatgctcatgcttatgagttttataaccagggacgactggatgaagctgagacgttctttcgtttcttatgcatttatgatttttacaatcccgattacaccatgggactggcggcagtatgccaactgaaaaaacaatttcagaaagcatgtgacctttatgcagtagcgtttacgttacttaaaaatgattatcgccccgttttttttaccgggcagtgtcaattattaatgcgtaaggcagcaaaagccagacagtgttttgaacttgtcaatgaacgtactgaagatgagtctctgcgggcaaaagcgttggtctatctggaggcgctaaaaacggcggagacagagcagcacagcgagcaggagaaggagtaaAAGCTTHis-SicA chaperone for S1 Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 50MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMDYQNNVSEERVAEMIWDAVSEGATLKDVHGIPQDMMDGLYAHAYEFYNQGRLDEAETFFRFLCIYDFYNPDYTMGLAAVCQLKKQFQKACDLYAVAFTLLKNDYRPVFFTGQCQLLMRKAAKARQCFELVNERTEDESLRAKALVYLEALKTAETEQHSEQEKE* SipD nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 51atgcttaatattcaaaattattccgcttctcctcatccggggatcgttgccgaacggccgcagactccctcggcgagcgagcacgtcgagactgccgtggtaccgtctaccacagaacatcgcggtacagatatcatttcattatcgcaggcggctactaaaatccaccaggcacagcagacgctgcagtcaacgccaccgatctctgaagagaataatgacgagcgcacgctggcgcgccagcagttgaccagcagcctgaatgcgctggcgaagtccggcgtgtcattatccgcagaacaaaatgagaacctgcggagcgcgttttctgcgccgacgtcggccttatttagcgcttcgcctatggcgcagccgagaacaaccatttctgatgctgagatttgggatatggtttcccaaaatatatcggcgataggtgacagctatctgggcgtttatgaaaacgttgtcgcagtctataccgatttttatcaggccttcagtgatattctttccaaaatgggaggctggttattaccaggtaaggacggtaataccgttaagctagatgttacctcactcaaaaatgatttaaacagtttagtcaataaatataatcaaataaacagtaataccgttttatttccagcgcagtcaggcagcggcgttaaagtagccactgaagcggaagcgagacagtggctcagtgaattgaatttaccgaatagctgcctgaaatcttatggatccggttatgtcgtcaccgttgatctgacgccattacaaaaaatggttcaggatattgatggtttaggcgcgccgggaaaagactcaaaactcgaaatggataacgccaaatatcaagcctggcagtcgggttttaaagcgcaggaagaaaatatgaaaaccacattacagacgctgacgcaaaaatatagcaatgccaattcattgtacgacaacctggtaaaagtgctgagcagtacgataagtagcagcctggaaaccgccaaaagcttcctgcaaggaSipD amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 52MLNIQNYSASPHPGIVAERPQTPSASEHVETAVVPSTTEHRGTDIISLSQAATKIHQAQQTLQSTPPISEENNDERTLARQQLTSSLNALAKSGVSLSAEQNENLRSAFSAPTSALFSASPMAQPRTTISDAEIWDMVSQNISAIGDSYLGVYENVVAVYTDFYQAFSDILSKMGGWLLPGKDGNTVKLDVTSLKNDLNSLVNKYNQINSNTVLFPAQSGSGVKVATEAEARQWLSELNLPNSCLKSYGSGYVVTVDLTPLQKMVQDIDGLGAPGKDSKLEMDNAKYQAWQSGFKAQEENMKTTLQTLTQKYSNANSLYDNLVKVLSSTISSSLETAK SFLQGSipB nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 53atggtaaatgacgcaagtagcattagccgtagcggatatacccaaaatccgcgcctcgctgaggcggcttttgaaggcgttcgtaagaacacggactttttaaaagcggcggataaagcttttaaagatgtggtggcaacgaaagcgggcgaccttaaagccggaacaaagtccggcgagagcgctattaatacggtgggtctaaagccgcctacggacgccgcccgggaaaaactctccagcgaagggcaattgacattactgcttggcaagttaatgaccctactgggcgatgtttcgctgtctcaactggagtctcgtctggcggtatggcaggcgatgattgagtcacaaaaagagatggggattcaggtatcgaaagaattccagacggctctgggagaggctcaggaggcgacggatctctatgaagccagtatcaaaaagacggataccgccaagagtgtttatgacgctgcgaccaaaaaactgacgcaggcgcaaaataaattgcaatcgctggacccggctgaccccggctatgcacaagctgaagccgcggtagaacaggccggaaaagaagcgacagaggcgaaagaggccttagataaggccacggatgcgacggttaaagcaggcacagacgccaaagcgaaagccgagaaagcggataacattctgaccaaattccagggaacggctaatgccgcctctcagaatcaggtttcccagggtgagcaggataatctgtcaaatgtcgcccgcctcactatgctcatggccatgtttattgagattgtgggcaaaaatacggaagaaagcctgcaaaacgatcttgcgcttttcaacgccttgcaggaagggcgtcaggcggagatggaaaagaaatcggctgaattccaggaagagacgcgcaaagccgaggaaacgaaccgcattatgggatgtatcgggaaagtcctcggcgcgctgctaaccattgtcagcgttgtggccgctgtttttaccggtggggcgagtctggcgctggctgcggtgggacttgcggtaatggtggccgatgaaattgtgaaggcggcgacgggagtgtcgtttattcagcaggcgctaaacccgattatggagcatgtgctgaagccgttaatggagctgattggcaaggcgattaccaaagcgctggaaggattaggcgtcgataagaaaacggcagagatggccggcagcattgttggtgcgattgtcgccgctattgccatggtggcggtcattgtggtggtcgcagttgtcgggaaaggcgcggcggcgaaactgggtaacgcgctgagcaaaatgatgggcgaaacgattaagaagttggtgcctaacgtgctgaaacagttggcgcaaaacggcagcaaactctttacccaggggatgcaacgtattactagcggtctgggtaatgtgggtagcaagatgggcctgcaaacgaatgccttaagtaaagagctggtaggtaataccctaaataaagtggcgttgggcatggaagtcacgaataccgcagcccagtcagccggtggtgttgccgagggcgtatttattaaaaatgccagcgaggcgcttgctgattttatgctcgcccgttttgccatggatcagattcagcagtggcttaaacaatccgtagaaatatttggtgaaaaccagaaggtaacggcggaactgcaaaaagccatgtcttctgcggtacagcaaaatgcggatgcttcgcgttttattctgcgccagagtcgcgcataa SipB amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 54 MVNDASSISRSGYTQNPRLAEAAFEGVRKNTDFLKAADKAFKDVVATKAGDLKAGTKSGESAINTVGLKPPTDAAREKLSSEGQLTLLLGKLMTLLGDVSLSQLESRLAVWQAMIESQKEMGIQVSKEFQTALGEAQEATDLYEASIKKTDTAKSVYDAATKKLTQAQNKLQSLDPADPGYAQAEAAVEQAGKEATEAKEALDKATDATVKAGTDAKAKAEKADNILTKFQGTANAASQNQVSQGEQDNLSNVARLTMLMAMFIEIVGKNTEESLQNDLALFNALQEGRQAEMEKKSAEFQEETRKAEETNRIMGCIGKVLGALLTIVSVVAAVFTGGASLALAAVGLAVMVADEIVKAATGVSFIQQALNPIMEHVLKPLMELIGKAITKALEGLGVDKKTAEMAGSIVGAIVAAIAMVAVIVVVAVVGKGAAAKLGNALSKMMGETIKKLVPNVLKQLAQNGSKLFTQGMQRITSGLGNVGSKMGLQTNALSKELVGNTLNKVALGMEVTNTAAQSAGGVAEGVFIKNASEALADFMLARFAMDQIQQWLKQSVEIFGENQKVTAELQKAMSSAVQQNADASRFILRQSRA S1 nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 55atgcttaatattcaaaattattccgcttctcctcatccggggatcgttgccgaacggccgcagactccctcggcgagcgagcacgtcgagactgccgtggtaccgtctaccacagaacatcgcggtacagatatcatttcattatcgcaggcggctactaaaatccaccaggcacagcagacgctgcagtcaacgccaccgatctctgaagagaataatgacgagcgcacgctggcgcgccagcagttgaccagcagcctgaatgcgctggcgaagtccggcgtgtcattatccgcagaacaaaatgagaacctgcggagcgcgttttctgcgccgacgtcggccttatttagcgcttcgcctatggcgcagccgagaacaaccatttctgatgctgagatttgggatatggtttcccaaaatatatcggcgataggtgacagctatctgggcgtttatgaaaacgttgtcgcagtctataccgatttttatcaggccttcagtgatattctttccaaaatgggaggctggttattaccaggtaaggacggtaataccgttaagctagatgttacctcactcaaaaatgatttaaacagtttagtcaataaatataatcaaataaacagtaataccgttttatttccagcgcagtcaggcagcggcgttaaagtagccactgaagcggaagcgagacagtggctcagtgaattgaatttaccgaatagctgcctgaaatcttatggatccggttatgtcgtcaccgttgatctgacgccattacaaaaaatggttcaggatattgatggtttaggcgcgccgggaaaagactcaaaactcgaaatggataacgccaaatatcaagcctggcagtcgggttttaaagcgcaggaagaaaatatgaaaaccacattacagacgctgacgcaaaaatatagcaatgccaattcattgtacgacaacctggtaaaagtgctgagcagtacgataagtagcagcctggaaaccgccaaaagcttcctgcaaggagtcgacatggtaaatgacgcaagtagcattagccgtagcggatatacccaaaatccgcgcctcgctgaggcggcttttgaaggcgttcgtaagaacacggactttttaaaagcggcggataaagcttttaaagatgtggtggcaacgaaagcgggcgaccttaaagccggaacaaagtccggcgagagcgctattaatacggtgggtctaaagccgcctacggacgccgcccgggaaaaactctccagcgaagggcaattgacattactgcttggcaagttaatgaccctactgggcgatgtttcgctgtctcaactggagtctcgtctggcggtatggcaggcgatgattgagtcacaaaaagagatggggattcaggtatcgaaagaattccagacggctctgggagaggctcaggaggcgacggatctctatgaagccagtatcaaaaagacggataccgccaagagtgtttatgacgctgcgaccaaaaaactgacgcaggcgcaaaataaattgcaatcgctggacccggctgaccccggctatgcacaagctgaagccgcggtagaacaggccggaaaagaagcgacagaggcgaaagaggccttagataaggccacggatgcgacggttaaagcaggcacagacgccaaagcgaaagccgagaaagcggataacattctgaccaaattccagggaacggctaatgccgcctctcagaatcaggtttcccagggtgagcaggataatctgtcaaatgtcgcccgcctcactatgctcatggccatgtttattgagattgtgggcaaaaatacggaagaaagcctgcaaaacgatcttgcgcttttcaacgccttgcaggaagggcgtcaggcggagatggaaaagaaatcggctgaattccaggaagagacgcgcaaagccgaggaaacgaaccgcattatgggatgtatcgggaaagtcctcggcgcgctgctaaccattgtcagcgttgtggccgctgtttttaccggtggggcgagtctggcgctggctgcggtgggacttgcggtaatggtggccgatgaaattgtgaaggcggcgacgggagtgtcgtttattcagcaggcgctaaacccgattatggagcatgtgctgaagccgttaatggagctgattggcaaggcgattaccaaagcgctggaaggattaggcgtcgataagaaaacggcagagatggccggcagcattgttggtgcgattgtcgccgctattgccatggtggcggtcattgtggtggtcgcagttgtcgggaaaggcgcggcggcgaaactgggtaacgcgctgagcaaaatgatgggcgaaacgattaagaagttggtgcctaacgtgctgaaacagttggcgcaaaacggcagcaaactctttacccaggggatgcaacgtattactagcggtctgggtaatgtgggtagcaagatgggcctgcaaacgaatgccttaagtaaagagctggtaggtaataccctaaataaagtggcgttgggcatggaagtcacgaataccgcagcccagtcagccggtggtgttgccgagggcgtatttattaaaaatgccagcgaggcgcttgctgattttatgctcgcccgttttgccatggatcagattcagcagtggcttaaacaatccgtagaaatatttggtgaaaaccagaaggtaacggcggaactgcaaaaagccatgtcttctgcggtacagcaaaatgcggatgcttcgcgttttattctgcgccagagtcgcgcataa S1 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 56MLNIQNYSASPHPGIVAERPQTPSASEHVETAVVPSTTEHRGTDIISLSQAATKIHQAQQTLQSTPPISEENNDERTLARQQLTSSLNALAKSGVSLSAEQNENLRSAFSAPTSALFSASPMAQPRTTISDAEIWDMVSQNISAIGDSYLGVYENVVAVYTDFYQAFSDILSKMGGWLLPGKDGNTVKLDVTSLKNDLNSLVNKYNQINSNTVLFPAQSGSGVKVATEAEARQWLSELNLPNSCLKSYGSGYVVTVDLTPLQKMVQDIDGLGAPGKDSKLEMDNAKYQAWQSGFKAQEENMKTTLQTLTQKYSNANSLYDNLVKVLSSTISSSLETAKSFLQGVDMVNDASSISRSGYTQNPRLAEAAFEGVRKNTDFLKAADKAFKDVVATKAGDLKAGTKSGESAINTVGLKPPTDAAREKLSSEGQLTLLLGKLMTLLGDVSLSQLESRLAVWQAMIESQKEMGIQVSKEFQTALGEAQEATDLYEASIKKTDTAKSVYDAATKKLTQAQNKLQSLDPADPGYAQAEAAVEQAGKEATEAKEALDKATDATVKAGTDAKAKAEKADNILTKFQGTANAASQNQVSQGEQDNLSNVARLTMLMAMFIEIVGKNTEESLQNDLALFNALQEGRQAEMEKKSAEFQEETRKAEETNRIMGCIGKVLGALLTIVSVVAAVFTGGASLALAAVGLAVMVADEIVKAATGVSFIQQALNPIMEHVLKPLMELIGKAITKALEGLGVDKKTAEMAGSIVGAIVAAIAMVAVIVVVAVVGKGAAAKLGNALSKMMGETIKKLVPNVLKQLAQNGSKLFTQGMQRITSGLGNVGSKMGLQTNALSKELVGNTLNKVALGMEVTNTAAQSAGGVAEGVFIKNASEALADFMLARFAMDQIQQWLKQSVEIFGENQKVTAELQKAMSSAVQQNADASRFILRQSRALTA1-GSAAS-S1 Nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 57CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcgggtccgcggcatccatgcttaatattcaaaattattccgcttctcctcatccggggatcgttgccgaacggccgcagactccctcggcgagcgagcacgtcgagactgccgtggtaccgtctaccacagaacatcgcggtacagatatcatttcattatcgcaggcggctactaaaatccaccaggcacagcagacgctgcagtcaacgccaccgatctctgaagagaataatgacgagcgcacgctggcgcgccagcagttgaccagcagcctgaatgcgctggcgaagtccggcgtgtcattatccgcagaacaaaatgagaacctgcggagcgcgttttctgcgccgacgtcggccttatttagcgcttcgcctatggcgcagccgagaacaaccatttctgatgctgagatttgggatatggtttcccaaaatatatcggcgataggtgacagctatctgggcgtttatgaaaacgttgtcgcagtctataccgatttttatcaggccttcagtgatattctttccaaaatgggaggctggttattaccaggtaaggacggtaataccgttaagctagatgttacctcactcaaaaatgatttaaacagtttagtcaataaatataatcaaataaacagtaataccgttttatttccagcgcagtcaggcagcggcgttaaagtagccactgaagcggaagcgagacagtggctcagtgaattgaatttaccgaatagctgcctgaaatcttatggatccggttatgtcgtcaccgttgatctgacgccattacaaaaaatggttcaggatattgatggtttaggcgcgccgggaaaagactcaaaactcgaaatggataacgccaaatatcaagcctggcagtcgggttttaaagcgcaggaagaaaatatgaaaaccacattacagacgctgacgcaaaaatatagcaatgccaattcattgtacgacaacctggtaaaagtgctgagcagtacgataagtagcagcctggaaaccgccaaaagcttcctgcaaggagtcgacatggtaaatgacgcaagtagcattagccgtagcggatatacccaaaatccgcgcctcgctgaggcggcttttgaaggcgttcgtaagaacacggactttttaaaagcggcggataaagcttttaaagatgtggtggcaacgaaagcgggcgaccttaaagccggaacaaagtccggcgagagcgctattaatacggtgggtctaaagccgcctacggacgccgcccgggaaaaactctccagcgaagggcaattgacattactgcttggcaagttaatgaccctactgggcgatgtttcgctgtctcaactggagtctcgtctggcggtatggcaggcgatgattgagtcacaaaaagagatggggattcaggtatcgaaagaattccagacggctctgggagaggctcaggaggcgacggatctctatgaagccagtatcaaaaagacggataccgccaagagtgtttatgacgctgcgaccaaaaaactgacgcaggcgcaaaataaattgcaatcgctggacccggctgaccccggctatgcacaagctgaagccgcggtagaacaggccggaaaagaagcgacagaggcgaaagaggccttagataaggccacggatgcgacggttaaagcaggcacagacgccaaagcgaaagccgagaaagcggataacattctgaccaaattccagggaacggctaatgccgcctctcagaatcaggtttcccagggtgagcaggataatctgtcaaatgtcgcccgcctcactatgctcatggccatgtttattgagattgtgggcaaaaatacggaagaaagcctgcaaaacgatcttgcgcttttcaacgccttgcaggaagggcgtcaggcggagatggaaaagaaatcggctgaattccaggaagagacgcgcaaagccgaggaaacgaaccgcattatgggatgtatcgggaaagtcctcggcgcgctgctaaccattgtcagcgttgtggccgctgtttttaccggtggggcgagtctggcgctggctgcggtgggacttgcggtaatggtggccgatgaaattgtgaaggcggcgacgggagtgtcgtttattcagcaggcgctaaacccgattatggagcatgtgctgaagccgttaatggagctgattggcaaggcgattaccaaagcgctggaaggattaggcgtcgataagaaaacggcagagatggccggcagcattgttggtgcgattgtcgccgctattgccatggtggcggtcattgtggtggtcgcagttgtcgggaaaggcgcggcggcgaaactgggtaacgcgctgagcaaaatgatgggcgaaacgattaagaagttggtgcctaacgtgctgaaacagttggcgcaaaacggcagcaaactctttacccaggggatgcaacgtattactagcggtctgggtaatgtgggtagcaagatgggcctgcaaacgaatgccttaagtaaagagctggtaggtaataccctaaataaagtggcgttgggcatggaagtcacgaataccgcagcccagtcagccggtggtgttgccgagggcgtatttattaaaaatgccagcgaggcgcttgctgattttatgctcgcccgttttgccatggatcagattcagcagtggcttaaacaatccgtagaaatatttggtgaaaaccagaaggtaacggcggaactgcaaaaagccatgtcttctgcggtacagcaaaatgcggatgcttcgcgttttattctgcgccagagtcgcgcataaCTCGAGLTA1-GSAAS-S1 Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 58MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRGSAASMLNIQNYSASPHPGIVAERPQTPSASEHVETAVVPSTTEHRGTDIISLSQAATKIHQAQQTLQSTPPISEENNDERTLARQQLTSSLNALAKSGVSLSAEQNENLRSAFSAPTSALFSASPMAQPRTTISDAEIWDMVSQNISAIGDSYLGVYENVVAVYTDFYQAFSDILSKMGGWLLPGKDGNTVKLDVTSLKNDLNSLVNKYNQINSNTVLFPAQSGSGVKVATEAEARQWLSELNLPNSCLKSYGSGYVVTVDLTPLQKMVQDIDGLGAPGKDSKLEMDNAKYQAWQSGFKAQEENMKTTLQTLTQKYSNANSLYDNLVKVLSSTISSSLETAKSFLQGVDMVNDASSISRSGYTQNPRLAEAAFEGVRKNTDFLKAADKAFKDVVATKAGDLKAGTKSGESAINTVGLKPPTDAAREKLSSEGQLTLLLGKLMTLLGDVSLSQLESRLAVWQAMIESQKEMGIQVSKEFQTALGEAQEATDLYEASIKKTDTAKSVYDAATKKLTQAQNKLQSLDPADPGYAQAEAAVEQAGKEATEAKEALDKATDATVKAGTDAKAKAEKADNILTKFQGTANAASQNQVSQGEQDNLSNVARLTMLMAMFIEIVGKNTEESLQNDLALFNALQEGRQAEMEKKSAEFQEETRKAEETNRIMGCIGKVLGALLTIVSVVAAVFTGGASLALAAVGLAVMVADEIVKAATGVSFIQQALNPIMEHVLKPLMELIGKAITKALEGLGVDKKTAEMAGSIVGAIVAAIAMVAVIVVVAVVGKGAAAKLGNALSKMMGETIKKLVPNVLKQLAQNGSKLFTQGMQRITSGLGNVGSKMGLQTNALSKELVGNTLNKVALGMEVTNTAAQSAGGVAEGVFIKNASEALADFMLARFAMDQIQQWLKQSVEIFGENQKVTAELQKAMSSAVQQNADASRFILRQSRA* His-SscA chaperone for S2 nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 59 ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGatgaaaaaagacccgaccctacaacaggcacatgacacgatgcggtttttccggcgtggcggctcgctgcgtatgttgttggatgacgatgttacacagccgcttaatactctgtatcgctatgccacgcagcttatggaggtaaaagaattcgccggcgcagcgcgactttttcaattgctgacgatatatgatgcctggtcatttgactactggtttcggttaggggaatgctgccaggctcaaaaacattggggggaagcgatatacgcttatggacgcgcggcacaaattaagattgatgcgccgcaggcgccatgggccgcagcggaatgctatctcgcgtgtgataacgtctgttatgcaatcaaagcgttaaaggccgtggtgcgtatttgcggcgaggtcagtgaacatcaaattctccgacagcgtgcagaaaagatgttacagcaactttctgacaggagctaaAAGCTT His-SscA chaperone for S2 Amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 60 MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMKKDPTLQQAHDTMRFFRRGGSLRMLLDDDVTQPLNTLYRYATQLMEVKEFAGAARLFQLLTIYDAWSFDYWFRLGECCQAQKHWGEAIYAYGRAAQIKIDAPQAPWAAAECYLACDNVCYAIKALKAVVRICGEVSEHQILRQRAE KMLQQLSDRS*SseB nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 61AtgtcttcaggaaacatcttatggggaagtcaaaaccctattgtgtttaaaaatagcttcggcgtcagcaacgctgataccgggagccaggatgacttatcccagcaaaatccgtttgccgaagggtatggtgttttgcttattctccttatggttattcaggctatcgcaaataataaatttattgaagtccagaagaacgctgaacgtgccagaaatacccaggaaaagtcaaatgagatggatgaggtgattgctaaagcagccaaaggggatgctaaaaccaaagaggaggtgcctgaggatgtaattaaatacatgcgtgataatggtattctcatcgatggtatgaccattgatgattatatggctaaatatggcgatcatgggaagctggataaaggtggcctacaggcgatcaaagcggctttggataatgacgccaaccggaataccgatcttatgagtcaggggcagataacaattcaaaaaatgtctcaggagcttaacgctgtccttacccaactgacagggcttatcagtaagtggggggaaatttccagtatgatagcgcagaaaacgtactcaSseB amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 62MSSGNILWGSQNPIVFKNSFGVSNADTGSQDDLSQQNPFAEGYGVLLILLMVIQAIANNKFIEVQKNAERARNTQEKSNEMDEVIAKAAKGDAKTKEEVPEDVIKYMRDNGILIDGMTIDDYMAKYGDHGKLDKGGLQAIKAALDNDANRNTDLMSQGQITIQKMSQELNAVLTQLTGLISKWGEISSMIAQKTYS SseC nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 63atgaatcgaattcacagtaatagcgacagcgccgcaggagtaaccgccttaacacatcatcacttaagcaatgtcagttgcgtttcctcgggttcgctgggaaagcgccagcatcgtgtgaattctacttttggcgatggcaacgccgcgtgtctgctatccgggaaaattagtcttcaggaggcaagcaatgcgttgaagcaactgcttgatgccgtacccggaaatcataagcgtccatcattgcctgactttttgcagaccaatcccgcggttttatcaatgatgatgacgtcattaatactcaacgtctttggtaataacgctcaatcgttatgccaacagcttgagcgggcaactgaggtgcaaaatgcattacgtaataagcaggtaaaggagtatcaggagcagatccagaaagcgatagagcaggaggataaagcgcgtaaagcgggtatttttggcgctatttttgactggattaccggcatatttgaaaccgtgattggcgccttaaaagttgtggaaggttttctgtccggaaatcccgcagaaatggctagcggcgtagcttatatggccgcaggttgtgcaggaatggttaaagccggagccgaaacggcaatgatgtgcggtgctgaccacgatacctgtcaggcaattattgacgtgacaagtaagattcaatttggttgtgaagccgtcgcgctggcactggatgttttccagattggccgtgcttttatggcgacgagaggtttatctggcgcagctgcaaaagtgcttgactccggttttggcgaggaagtggttgagcgtatggtaggtgcaggggaagcagaaatagaggagttggctgaaaagtttggcgaagaagtgagcgaaagtttttccaaacaatttgagccgcttgaacgtgaaatggctatggcgaatgagatggcagaggaggctgccgagttttctcgtaacgtagaaaataatatgacgcgaagcgcgggaaaaagctttacgaaagagggggtgaaagcaatggcaaaagaagcggcaaaagaagccctggaaaaatgtgtgcaagaaggtggaaagttcctgttaaaaaaattccgtaataaagttctcttcaatatgttcaaaaaaatcctgtatgccttactgagggattgttcatttaaaggcttacaggctatcagatgtgcaaccgagggcgccagtcagatgaatactggcatggttaacacagaaaaagcgaagatcgaaaagaaaatagagcaattaataactcagcaacggtttctggatttcataatgcaacaaacagaaaaccagaaaaagatagaacaaaaacgcttagaggagctttataaggggagcggtgccgcgcttagagatgtattagataccattgatcactatagtagcgttcaggcgagaatagctggctatcgcgcttaa SseC amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 64 MNRIHSNSDSAAGVTALTHHHLSNVSCVSSGSLGKRQHRVNSTFGDGNAACLLSGKISLQEASNALKQLLDAVPGNHKRPSLPDFLQTNPAVLSMMMTSLILNVFGNNAQSLCQQLERATEVQNALRNKQVKEYQEQIQKAIEQEDKARKAGIFGAIFDWITGIFETVIGALKVVEGFLSGNPAEMASGVAYMAAGCAGMVKAGAETAMMCGADHDTCQAIIDVTSKIQFGCEAVALALDVFQIGRAFMATRGLSGAAAKVLDSGFGEEVVERMVGAGEAEIEELAEKFGEEVSESFSKQFEPLEREMAMANEMAEEAAEFSRNVENNMTRSAGKSFTKEGVKAMAKEAAKEALEKCVQEGGKFLLKKFRNKVLFNMFKKILYALLRDCSFKGLQAIRCATEGASQMNTGMVNTEKAKIEKKIEQLITQQRFLDFIMQQTENQKKIEQKRLEELYKGSGAALRDVLDTIDHYSSVQARIAGYRA S2 nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 65atgtcttcaggaaacatcttatggggaagtcaaaaccctattgtgtttaaaaatagcttcggcgtcagcaacgctgataccgggagccaggatgacttatcccagcaaaatccgtttgccgaagggtatggtgttttgcttattctccttatggttattcaggctatcgcaaataataaatttattgaagtccagaagaacgctgaacgtgccagaaatacccaggaaaagtcaaatgagatggatgaggtgattgctaaagcagccaaaggggatgctaaaaccaaagaggaggtgcctgaggatgtaattaaatacatgcgtgataatggtattctcatcgatggtatgaccattgatgattatatggctaaatatggcgatcatgggaagctggataaaggtggcctacaggcgatcaaagcggctttggataatgacgccaaccggaataccgatcttatgagtcaggggcagataacaattcaaaaaatgtctcaggagcttaacgctgtccttacccaactgacagggcttatcagtaagtggggggaaatttccagtatgatagcgcagaaaacgtactcaGAGCTCatgaatcgaattcacagtaatagcgacagcgccgcaggagtaaccgccttaacacatcatcacttaagcaatgtcagttgcgtttcctcgggttcgctgggaaagcgccagcatcgtgtgaattctacttttggcgatggcaacgccgcgtgtctgctatccgggaaaattagtcttcaggaggcaagcaatgcgttgaagcaactgcttgatgccgtacccggaaatcataagcgtccatcattgcctgactttttgcagaccaatcccgcggttttatcaatgatgatgacgtcattaatactcaacgtctttggtaataacgctcaatcgttatgccaacagcttgagcgggcaactgaggtgcaaaatgcattacgtaataagcaggtaaaggagtatcaggagcagatccagaaagcgatagagcaggaggataaagcgcgtaaagcgggtatttttggcgctatttttgactggattaccggcatatttgaaaccgtgattggcgccttaaaagttgtggaaggttttctgtccggaaatcccgcagaaatggctagcggcgtagcttatatggccgcaggttgtgcaggaatggttaaagccggagccgaaacggcaatgatgtgcggtgctgaccacgatacctgtcaggcaattattgacgtgacaagtaagattcaatttggttgtgaagccgtcgcgctggcactggatgttttccagattggccgtgcttttatggcgacgagaggtttatctggcgcagctgcaaaagtgcttgactccggttttggcgaggaagtggttgagcgtatggtaggtgcaggggaagcagaaatagaggagttggctgaaaagtttggcgaagaagtgagcgaaagtttttccaaacaatttgagccgcttgaacgtgaaatggctatggcgaatgagatggcagaggaggctgccgagttttctcgtaacgtagaaaataatatgacgcgaagcgcgggaaaaagctttacgaaagagggggtgaaagcaatggcaaaagaagcggcaaaagaagccctggaaaaatgtgtgcaagaaggtggaaagttcctgttaaaaaaattccgtaataaagttctcttcaatatgttcaaaaaaatcctgtatgccttactgagggattgttcatttaaaggcttacaggctatcagatgtgcaaccgagggcgccagtcagatgaatactggcatggttaacacagaaaaagcgaagatcgaaaagaaaatagagcaattaataactcagcaacggtttctggatttcataatgcaacaaacagaaaaccagaaaaagatagaacaaaaacgcttagaggagctttataaggggagcggtgccgcgcttagagatgtattagataccattgatcactatagtagcgttcaggcgagaatagctggctatcgcgcttaa S2 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 66MSSGNILWGSQNPIVFKNSFGVSNADTGSQDDLSQQNPFAEGYGVLLILLMVIQAIANNKFIEVQKNAERARNTQEKSNEMDEVIAKAAKGDAKTKEEVPEDVIKYMRDNGILIDGMTIDDYMAKYGDHGKLDKGGLQAIKAALDNDANRNTDLMSQGQITIQKMSQELNAVLTQLTGLISKWGEISSMIAQKTYSELMNRIHSNSDSAAGVTALTHHHLSNVSCVSSGSLGKRQHRVNSTFGDGNAACLLSGKISLQEASNALKQLLDAVPGNHKRPSLPDFLQTNPAVLSMMMTSLILNVFGNNAQSLCQQLERATEVQNALRNKQVKEYQEQIQKAIEQEDKARKAGIFGAIFDWITGIFETVIGALKVVEGFLSGNPAEMASGVAYMAAGCAGMVKAGAETAMMCGADHDTCQAIIDVTSKIQFGCEAVALALDVFQIGRAFMATRGLSGAAAKVLDSGFGEEVVERMVGAGEAEIEELAEKFGEEVSESFSKQFEPLEREMAMANEMAEEAAEFSRNVENNMTRSAGKSFTKEGVKAMAKEAAKEALEKCVQEGGKFLLKKFRNKVLFNMFKKILYALLRDCSFKGLQAIRCATEGASQMNTGMVNTEKAKIEKKIEQLITQQRFLDFIMQQTENQKKIEQKRLEELYKGSGAALRDVLDTIDHYS SVQARIAGYRALTA1-GSAAS-S2 nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 67CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcgggtccgcggcatccatgtcttcaggaaacatcttatggggaagtcaaaaccctattgtgtttaaaaatagcttcggcgtcagcaacgctgataccgggagccaggatgacttatcccagcaaaatccgtttgccgaagggtatggtgttttgcttattctccttatggttattcaggctatcgcaaataataaatttattgaagtccagaagaacgctgaacgtgccagaaatacccaggaaaagtcaaatgagatggatgaggtgattgctaaagcagccaaaggggatgctaaaaccaaagaggaggtgcctgaggatgtaattaaatacatgcgtgataatggtattctcatcgatggtatgaccattgatgattatatggctaaatatggcgatcatgggaagctggataaaggtggcctacaggcgatcaaagcggctttggataatgacgccaaccggaataccgatcttatgagtcaggggcagataacaattcaaaaaatgtctcaggagcttaacgctgtccttacccaactgacagggcttatcagtaagtggggggaaatttccagtatgatagcgcagaaaacgtactcaGAGCTCatgaatcgaattcacagtaatagcgacagcgccgcaggagtaaccgccttaacacatcatcacttaagcaatgtcagttgcgtttcctcgggttcgctgggaaagcgccagcatcgtgtgaattctacttttggcgatggcaacgccgcgtgtctgctatccgggaaaattagtcttcaggaggcaagcaatgcgttgaagcaactgcttgatgccgtacccggaaatcataagcgtccatcattgcctgactttttgcagaccaatcccgcggttttatcaatgatgatgacgtcattaatactcaacgtctttggtaataacgctcaatcgttatgccaacagcttgagcgggcaactgaggtgcaaaatgcattacgtaataagcaggtaaaggagtatcaggagcagatccagaaagcgatagagcaggaggataaagcgcgtaaagcgggtatttttggcgctatttttgactggattaccggcatatttgaaaccgtgattggcgccttaaaagttgtggaaggttttctgtccggaaatcccgcagaaatggctagcggcgtagcttatatggccgcaggttgtgcaggaatggttaaagccggagccgaaacggcaatgatgtgcggtgctgaccacgatacctgtcaggcaattattgacgtgacaagtaagattcaatttggttgtgaagccgtcgcgctggcactggatgttttccagattggccgtgcttttatggcgacgagaggtttatctggcgcagctgcaaaagtgcttgactccggttttggcgaggaagtggttgagcgtatggtaggtgcaggggaagcagaaatagaggagttggctgaaaagtttggcgaagaagtgagcgaaagtttttccaaacaatttgagccgcttgaacgtgaaatggctatggcgaatgagatggcagaggaggctgccgagttttctcgtaacgtagaaaataatatgacgcgaagcgcgggaaaaagctttacgaaagagggggtgaaagcaatggcaaaagaagcggcaaaagaagccctggaaaaatgtgtgcaagaaggtggaaagttcctgttaaaaaaattccgtaataaagttctcttcaatatgttcaaaaaaatcctgtatgccttactgagggattgttcatttaaaggcttacaggctatcagatgtgcaaccgagggcgccagtcagatgaatactggcatggttaacacagaaaaagcgaagatcgaaaagaaaatagagcaattaataactcagcaacggtttctggatttcataatgcaacaaacagaaaaccagaaaaagatagaacaaaaacgcttagaggagctttataaggggagcggtgccgcgcttagagatgtattagataccattgatcactatagtagcgttcaggcgagaatagctggctatcgcgcttaaCTCGAGLTA1-GSAAS-S2 Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 68MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRGSAASMSSGNILWGSQNPIVFKNSFGVSNADTGSQDDLSQQNPFAEGYGVLLILLMVIQAIANNKFIEVQKNAERARNTQEKSNEMDEVIAKAAKGDAKTKEEVPEDVIKYMRDNGILIDGMTIDDYMAKYGDHGKLDKGGLQAIKAALDNDANRNTDLMSQGQITIQKMSQELNAVLTQLTGLISKWGEISSMIAQKTYSELMNRIHSNSDSAAGVTALTHHHLSNVSCVSSGSLGKRQHRVNSTFGDGNAACLLSGKISLQEASNALKQLLDAVPGNHKRPSLPDFLQTNPAVLSMMMTSLILNVFGNNAQSLCQQLERATEVQNALRNKQVKEYQEQIQKAIEQEDKARKAGIFGAIFDWITGIFETVIGALKVVEGFLSGNPAEMASGVAYMAAGCAGMVKAGAETAMMCGADHDTCQAIIDVTSKIQFGCEAVALALDVFQIGRAFMATRGLSGAAAKVLDSGFGEEVVERMVGAGEAEIEELAEKFGEEVSESFSKQFEPLEREMAMANEMAEEAAEFSRNVENNMTRSAGKSFTKEGVKAMAKEAAKEALEKCVQEGGKFLLKKFRNKVLFNMFKKILYALLRDCSFKGLQAIRCATEGASQMNTGMVNTEKAKIEKKIEQLITQQRFLDFIMQQTENQKKIEQKRLEELYKGSGAALRDVLDTIDHYSSVQARIAGYRA*LTA1-SseB Nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 69ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCATCATCATCATCACAGCAGCGGCCTGGTGCCGCGCGGCAGCCATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcgggtccgcggcatccatgtcttcaggaaacatcttatggggaagtcaaaaccctattgtgtttaaaaatagcttcggcgtcagcaacgctgataccgggagccaggatgacttatcccagcaaaatccgtttgccgaagggtatggtgttttgcttattctccttatggttattcaggctatcgcaaataataaatttattgaagtccagaagaacgctgaacgtgccagaaatacccaggaaaagtcaaatgagatggatgaggtgattgctaaagcagccaaaggggatgctaaaaccaaagaggaggtgcctgaggatgtaattaaatacatgcgtgataatggtattctcatcgatggtatgaccattgatgattatatggctaaatatggcgatcatgggaagctggataaaggtggcctacaggcgatcaaagcggctttggataatgacgccaaccggaataccgatcttatgagtcaggggcagataacaattcaaaaaatgtctcaggagcttaacgctgtccttacccaactgacagggcttatcagtaagtggggggaaatttccagtatgatagcgcagaaaacgtactcataaGGATCCLTA1-SseB Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 70MGSSHHHHHHSSGLVPRGSHMDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRGSAASMSSGNILWGSQNPIVFKNSFGVSNADTGSQDDLSQQNPFAEGYGVLLILLMVIQAIANNKFIEVQKNAERARNTQEKSNEMDEVIAKAAKGDAKTKEEVPEDVIKYMRDNGILIDGMTIDDYMAKYGDHGKLDKGGLQAIKAALDNDANRNTDLMSQGQITIQKMSQELNAVLTQLTGLISKWGEISSMIAQKTYS*HisScc2 chaperone for LTA1-CT053-CopB nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 71 ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGatgagcactccatcttctaataattctaaaaaaccttcggcctcttttaataaaaaatcacgtagccgcttggccgagattgctgcacaaaaaaaagcaaaagctgaggatttggaacaaaaatatcctgttcctacggaagaggagacaaaacaagttctcatggacatcctacaggggttaagcaacggattaactcttcagcaaattttaggtctctccgacgtcctccttgaagagatctacaccgtagcatataccttctactcccaagggaaatatcgggaagctatcggtcttttccaaatcttaacagcctccaaacctcaatgctacaaatacatcttaggtcttagctcttgctatcaccagctaaaaatgtatgatgaagccgcttttggtttcttcctagctttcgatgctcaacccgaaaaccccatccctccttactacatcgccgatagcttgatgaagctaaaccaacccgaagaatctcaagacttcctcgatattacgatcgatatgtgtaagaacaagccggaatataaagttcttaaagatcgctgcagcattatgaagcaatctttagatgccgtgctgaaaaaagagaaatctgcaaaaggctctgaaacacaagcctcctctcctaaaaacacaaaagctaaaaaagctgcttctaacaagaaaaaagcaaagtaaGCGGCCGCHisScc2 chaperone for LTA1-CT053-CopB Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 72MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMSTPSSNNSKKPSASFNKKSRSRLAEIAAQKKAKAEDLEQKYPVPTEEETKQVLMDILQGLSNGLTLQQILGLSDVLLEEIYTVAYTFYSQGKYREAIGLFQILTASKPQCYKYILGLSSCYHQLKMYDEAAFGFFLAFDAQPENPIPPYYIADSLMKLNQPEESQDFLDITIDMCKNKPEYKVLKDRCSIMKQSLDAVLKKEKSAKGSETQASSPKNTKAKKAASNKKKAK* CT053 nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 73Aaaagtgagcgtttaaaaaaattagaatcagagcttcatgatcttacccagtggatgcaacttggccttgttcctaaaaaagaaatcgagagacaccaggaagaaatccgtctgctagaaagcaaaatccttgaagagaaagaacgtctacaacttctcaaagaaagcggtgagatcaaagagtacgtaacccctcgaagaactccagctaaaaccatttacccagatggccccagcgtttcagacgttgagtttgtagaatcctcggatacagaagtggatctcgatgccggtgacacaattgagattgacctaggtgatgaggcaagagaagaaagcggaaacgaactcgactactctagtgaagacgatgaggatcctttcagcgatcgcaatcgttggcgccgaggaggcatcatagatcctgacgcgaatgaatgg CT053 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 74MKSERLKKLESELHDLTQWMQLGLVPKKEIERHQEEIRLLESKILEEKERLQLLKESGEIKEYVTPRRTPAKTIYPDGPSVSDVEFVESSDTEVDLDAGDTIEIDLGDEAREESGNELDYSSEDDEDPFSDRNRWRRGGIIDPDANEW CopB nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 75atgagcttgtcatccagcagcagctcggatagttcgaatctgaaaaatgtgttatctcaggtcatcgcgtctacaccAcagggggttcctaatgctgacaaattaaccgacaatcaggtaaaacaagtccagcagacccgtcaaaaccgtgatgatctgtccatggagagcgacgtcgcggtggcgggaacagccggaaaagatcgtgctgcgtcggcgtcccagatcgagggacaagagctgattgagcaacagggacttgcggctgggaaagagacggcttctgctgatgctacatcattgacccagtcggcatccaaaggcgcttccagtcagcagtgtattgaggataccagtaagtccctggagctttcttcgctttcgagcctgtcaagcgtagatgcgacacatttgcaggaaatccaatcgatcgtgtcttcagcaatgggcgccaccaacgaattgtcattgacgaacttagagacaccgggattaccaaagccgagtaccactccAcgccaggaagttatggagatcagccttgccttagcgaaggccatcactgcattgggtgagagcactcaggctgccttggaaaattttcagtccactcagagtcagtccgcgaacatgaataagatgagtttggaatcccaaggcttgaaaatcgacaaggagcgtgaagaatttaagaaaatgcaggagattcagcaaaagagcggcacaaattcaaccatggatactgtgaataaagttatgattggcgtgacagtggcaattacagtaatctctgttgtttcagcattgtttacctgcggtttgggcttgattggcacagccgctgcgggtgccacagccgccaccgctggggcaacggccgccgccacgaccgctacctctgtgacgaccacagtcgctacccaggtgacgatgcaagcggtggtccaagtcgttaagcaggctattatccaagcagtaaaacgcgccatcgtccaagcgattaaacaggggattaagcaaggcattaaacaagcgatcaaacaggcagtcaaggcaagcgtgaagacacttgccaaaaatgtaggcaagattttcagcgcaggcaagaacgctgtgagtaagtccttcccAaaattgtctaaggtgattaatacacttggttccaaatgggttactcttggcgtgggggcccttacagcggtgccgcagttagtcagtggcattacctcccttcaattgtctgatatgcaaaaagaacttgcacaaatccaaaaggaagtgggtgcacttacggcgcagagtgagatgatgaaagcgtttacactgttctggcagcaagcttcgaaaatcgcggccaaacaaacggaatcaccttcagagacgcaacaacaggcagctaagaccggcgcccagatcgctaaagcgttgtccgccatttcgggtgctttagctgctgctgctTAGCopB amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 76MSLSSSSSSDSSNLKNVLSQVIASTPQGVPNADKLTDNQVKQVQQTRQNRDDLSMESDVAVAGTAGKDRAASASQIEGQELIEQQGLAAGKETASADATSLTQSASKGASSQQCIEDTSKSLELSSLSSLSSVDATHLQEIQSIVSSAMGATNELSLTNLETPGLPKPSTTPRQEVMEISLALAKAITALGESTQAALENFQSTQSQSANMNKMSLESQGLKIDKEREEFKKMQEIQQKSGTNSTMDTVNKVMIGVTVAITVISVVSALFTCGLGLIGTAAAGATAATAGATAAATTATSVTTTVATQVTMQAVVQVVKQAIIQAVKRAIVQAIKQGIKQGIKQAIKQAVKASVKTLAKNVGKIFSAGKNAVSKSFPKLSKVINTLGSKWVTLGVGALTAVPQLVSGITSLQLSDMQKELAQIQKEVGALTAQSEMMKAFTLFWQQASKIAAKQTESPSETQQQAAKTGAQIAKALSAISGALAAAA CT053-CopB nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 77aaaagtgagcgtttaaaaaaattagaatcagagcttcatgatcttacccagtggatgcaacttggccttgttcctaaaaaagaaatcgagagacaccaggaagaaatccgtctgctagaaagcaaaatccttgaagagaaagaacgtctacaacttctcaaagaaagcggtgagatcaaagagtacgtaacccctcgaagaactccagctaaaaccatttacccagatggccccagcgtttcagacgttgagtttgtagaatcctcggatacagaagtggatctcgatgccggtgacacaattgagattgacctaggtgatgaggcaagagaagaaagcggaaacgaactcgactactctagtgaagacgatgaggatcctttcagcgatcgcaatcgttggcgccgaggaggcatcatagatcctgacgcgaatgaatggGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagcttgtcatccagcagcagctcggatagttcgaatctgaaaaatgtgttatctcaggtcatcgcgtctacaccAcagggggttcctaatgctgacaaattaaccgacaatcaggtaaaacaagtccagcagacccgtcaaaaccgtgatgatctgtccatggagagcgacgtcgcggtggcgggaacagccggaaaagatcgtgctgcgtcggcgtcccagatcgagggacaagagctgattgagcaacagggacttgcggctgggaaagagacggcttctgctgatgctacatcattgacccagtcggcatccaaaggcgcttccagtcagcagtgtattgaggataccagtaagtccctggagctttcttcgctttcgagcctgtcaagcgtagatgcgacacatttgcaggaaatccaatcgatcgtgtcttcagcaatgggcgccaccaacgaattgtcattgacgaacttagagacaccgggattaccaaagccgagtaccactccAcgccaggaagttatggagatcagccttgccttagcgaaggccatcactgcattgggtgagagcactcaggctgccttggaaaattttcagtccactcagagtcagtccgcgaacatgaataagatgagtttggaatcccaaggcttgaaaatcgacaaggagcgtgaagaatttaagaaaatgcaggagattcagcaaaagagcggcacaaattcaaccatggatactgtgaataaagttatgattggcgtgacagtggcaattacagtaatctctgttgtttcagcattgtttacctgcggtttgggcttgattggcacagccgctgcgggtgccacagccgccaccgctggggcaacggccgccgccacgaccgctacctctgtgacgaccacagtcgctacccaggtgacgatgcaagcggtggtccaagtcgttaagcaggctattatccaagcagtaaaacgcgccatcgtccaagcgattaaacaggggattaagcaaggcattaaacaagcgatcaaacaggcagtcaaggcaagcgtgaagacacttgccaaaaatgtaggcaagattttcagcgcaggcaagaacgctgtgagtaagtccttcccAaaattgtctaaggtgattaatacacttggttccaaatgggttactcttggcgtgggggcccttacagcggtgccgcagttagtcagtggcattacctcccttcaattgtctgatatgcaaaaagaacttgcacaaatccaaaaggaagtgggtgcacttacggcgcagagtgagatgatgaaagcgtttacactgttctggcagcaagcttcgaaaatcgcggccaaacaaacggaatcaccttcagagacgcaacaacaggcagctaagaccggcgcccagatcgctaaagcgttgtccgccatttcgggtgctttagctgctgctgctTAGCT053-CopB amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 78MKSERLKKLESELHDLTQWMQLGLVPKKEIERHQEEIRLLESKILEEKERLQLLKESGEIKEYVTPRRTPAKTIYPDGPSVSDVEFVESSDTEVDLDAGDTIEIDLGDEAREESGNELDYSSEDDEDPFSDRNRWRRGGIIDPDANEWGSAASMSLSSSSSSDSSNLKNVLSQVIASTPQGVPNADKLTDNQVKQVQQTRQNRDDLSMESDVAVAGTAGKDRAASASQIEGQELIEQQGLAAGKETASADATSLTQSASKGASSQQCIEDTSKSLELSSLSSLSSVDATHLQEIQSIVSSAMGATNELSLTNLETPGLPKPSTTPRQEVMEISLALAKAITALGESTQAALENFQSTQSQSANMNKMSLESQGLKIDKEREEFKKMQEIQQKSGTNSTMDTVNKVMIGVTVAITVISVVSALFTCGLGLIGTAAAGATAATAGATAAATTATSVTTTVATQVTMQAVVQVVKQAIIQAVKRAIVQAIKQGIKQGIKQAIKQAVKASVKTLAKNVGKIFSAGKNAVSKSFPKLSKVINTLGSKWVTLGVGALTAVPQLVSGITSLQLSDMQKELAQIQKEVGALTAQSEMMKAFTLFWQQASKIAAKQTESPSETQQQAAKTGAQIAKALSAISGALAAAA LTA1-CT053-CopB nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 79CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcCATatgaaaagtgagcgtttaaaaaaattagaatcagagcttcatgatcttacccagtggatgcaacttggccttgttcctaaaaaagaaatcgagagacaccaggaagaaatccgtctgctagaaagcaaaatccttgaagagaaagaacgtctacaacttctcaaagaaagcggtgagatcaaagagtacgtaacccctcgaagaactccagctaaaaccatttacccagatggccccagcgtttcagacgttgagtttgtagaatcctcggatacagaagtggatctcgatgccggtgacacaattgagattgacctaggtgatgaggcaagagaagaaagcggaaacgaactcgactactctagtgaagacgatgaggatcctttcagcgatcgcaatcgttggcgccgaggaggcatcatagatcctgacgcgaatgaatggGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagcttgtcatccagcagcagctcggatagttcgaatctgaaaaatgtgttatctcaggtcatcgcgtctacaccAcagggggttcctaatgctgacaaattaaccgacaatcaggtaaaacaagtccagcagacccgtcaaaaccgtgatgatctgtccatggagagcgacgtcgcggtggcgggaacagccggaaaagatcgtgctgcgtcggcgtcccagatcgagggacaagagctgattgagcaacagggacttgcggctgggaaagagacggcttctgctgatgctacatcattgacccagtcggcatccaaaggcgcttccagtcagcagtgtattgaggataccagtaagtccctggagctttcttcgctttcgagcctgtcaagcgtagatgcgacacatttgcaggaaatccaatcgatcgtgtcttcagcaatgggcgccaccaacgaattgtcattgacgaacttagagacaccgggattaccaaagccgagtaccactccAcgccaggaagttatggagatcagccttgccttagcgaaggccatcactgcattgggtgagagcactcaggctgccttggaaaattttcagtccactcagagtcagtccgcgaacatgaataagatgagtttggaatcccaaggcttgaaaatcgacaaggagcgtgaagaatttaagaaaatgcaggagattcagcaaaagagcggcacaaattcaaccatggatactgtgaataaagttatgattggcgtgacagtggcaattacagtaatctctgttgtttcagcattgtttacctgcggtttgggcttgattggcacagccgctgcgggtgccacagccgccaccgctggggcaacggccgccgccacgaccgctacctctgtgacgaccacagtcgctacccaggtgacgatgcaagcggtggtccaagtcgttaagcaggctattatccaagcagtaaaacgcgccatcgtccaagcgattaaacaggggattaagcaaggcattaaacaagcgatcaaacaggcagtcaaggcaagcgtgaagacacttgccaaaaatgtaggcaagattttcagcgcaggcaagaacgctgtgagtaagtccttcccAaaattgtctaaggtgattaatacacttggttccaaatgggttactcttggcgtgggggcccttacagcggtgccgcagttagtcagtggcattacctcccttcaattgtctgatatgcaaaaagaacttgcacaaatccaaaaggaagtgggtgcacttacggcgcagagtgagatgatgaaagcgtttacactgttctggcagcaagcttcgaaaatcgcggccaaacaaacggaatcaccttcagagacgcaacaacaggcagctaagaccggcgcccagatcgctaaagcgttgtccgccatttcgggtgctttagctgctgctgctTAGCTCGAGLTA1-CT053-CopB Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 80 MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMKSERLKKLESELHDLTQWMQLGLVPKKEIERHQEEIRLLESKILEEKERLQLLKESGEIKEYVTPRRTPAKTIYPDGPSVSDVEFVESSDTEVDLDAGDTIEIDLGDEAREESGNELDYSSEDDEDPFSDRNRWRRGGIIDPDANEWGSAASMSLSSSSSSDSSNLKNVLSQVIASTPQGVPNADKLTDNQVKQVQQTRQNRDDLSMESDVAVAGTAGKDRAASASQIEGQELIEQQGLAAGKETASADATSLTQSASKGASSQQCIEDTSKSLELSSLSSLSSVDATHLQEIQSIVSSAMGATNELSLTNLETPGLPKPSTTPRQEVMEISLALAKAITALGESTQAALENFQSTQSQSANMNKMSLESQGLKIDKEREEFKKMQEIQQKSGTNSTMDTVNKVMIGVTVAITVISVVSALFTCGLGLIGTAAAGATAATAGATAAATTATSVTTTVATQVTMQAVVQVVKQAIIQAVKRAIVQAIKQGIKQGIKQAIKQAVKASVKTLAKNVGKIFSAGKNAVSKSFPKLSKVINTLGSKWVTLGVGALTAVPQLVSGITSLQLSDMQKELAQIQKEVGALTAQSEMMKAFTLFWQQASKIAAKQTESPSETQQQAAKTGAQIAKALSAISGALAAAA*HisScc2 chaperone for LTA1-CT668-CopB nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 81 ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGatgagcactccatcttctaataattctaaaaaaccttcggcctcttttaataaaaaatcacgtagccgcttggccgagattgctgcacaaaaaaaagcaaaagctgaggatttggaacaaaaatatcctgttcctacggaagaggagacaaaacaagttctcatggacatcctacaggggttaagcaacggattaactcttcagcaaattttaggtctctccgacgtcctccttgaagagatctacaccgtagcatataccttctactcccaagggaaatatcgggaagctatcggtcttttccaaatcttaacagcctccaaacctcaatgctacaaatacatcttaggtcttagctcttgctatcaccagctaaaaatgtatgatgaagccgcttttggtttcttcctagctttcgatgctcaacccgaaaaccccatccctccttactacatcgccgatagcttgatgaagctaaaccaacccgaagaatctcaagacttcctcgatattacgatcgatatgtgtaagaacaagccggaatataaagttcttaaagatcgctgcagcattatgaagcaatctttagatgccgtgctgaaaaaagagaaatctgcaaaaggctctgaaacacaagcctcctctcctaaaaacacaaaagctaaaaaagctgcttctaacaagaaaaaagcaaagtaaGCGGCCGCHisScc2 chaperone for LTA1-CT668-CopB Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 82MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMSTPSSNNSKKPSASFNKKSRSRLAEIAAQKKAKAEDLEQKYPVPTEEETKQVLMDILQGLSNGLTLQQILGLSDVLLEEIYTVAYTFYSQGKYREAIGLFQILTASKPQCYKYILGLSSCYHQLKMYDEAAFGFFLAFDAQPENPIPPYYIADSLMKLNQPEESQDFLDITIDMCKNKPEYKVLKDRCSIMKQSLDAVLKKEKSAKGSETQASSPKNTKAKKAASNKKKAK* CT668 nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 83Atagatcctcttaagctttttccaaattttgatggggataaggagagtgctgcggtgaataaaccttcagcatctcctatgcccagcgaattaagtaaaaatgttgcctcattctctttagggggtggaggtgctgcgttggattcgacagtgtccacagaaaagctatcgttgatggctatgatgcaggataaaaattcgcagttgatcgatcctgagttggaggaagctctgaactctgaagagttacaagagcagatccatttgttaaaaagtcgtttgtgggatgcacaaacgcagatgcaaatgcaagatcccgacaagttggcctctgagcatgtagatgctttaggagtcattgttgatttaatcaatggggattttcaagcgatagctgaacatacacaacagacggtcaagcagggtaatggtgacgaagaaaaatctgttacacgcaagatagtcgattgggtctcttcaggagaagaaattttgaatcgtgctttgttgtatttctccgatcgtaatggagaaagagaaacattagccgatttcttaaaagttcagtatgccgttcaaagagctacacaacgcgccgagttatttgccagtattctaggtgccacggtgagtagtgtaaaaacgattatgacaacccagttaggt CT668 amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 84 MIDPLKLFPNFDGDKESAAVNKPSASPMPSELSKNVASFSLGGGGAALDSTVSTEKLSLMAMMQDKNSQLIDPELEEALNSEELQEQIHLLKSRLWDAQTQMQMQDPDKLASEHVDALGVIVDLINGDFQAIAEHTQQTVKQGNGDEEKSVTRKIVDWVSSGEEILNRALLYFSDRNGERETLADFLKVQYAVQRATQRAELFASILGATVSSVKTIMTTQLCT668-CopB nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 85atagatcctcttaagctttttccaaattttgatggggataaggagagtgctgcggtgaataaaccttcagcatctcctatgcccagcgaattaagtaaaaatgttgcctcattctctttagggggtggaggtgctgcgttggattcgacagtgtccacagaaaagctatcgttgatggctatgatgcaggataaaaattcgcagttgatcgatcctgagttggaggaagctctgaactctgaagagttacaagagcagatccatttgttaaaaagtcgtttgtgggatgcacaaacgcagatgcaaatgcaagatcccgacaagttggcctctgagcatgtagatgctttaggagtcattgttgatttaatcaatggggattttcaagcgatagctgaacatacacaacagacggtcaagcagggtaatggtgacgaagaaaaatctgttacacgcaagatagtcgattgggtctcttcaggagaagaaattttgaatcgtgctttgttgtatttctccgatcgtaatggagaaagagaaacattagccgatttcttaaaagttcagtatgccgttcaaagagctacacaacgcgccgagttatttgccagtattctaggtgccacggtgagtagtgtaaaaacgattatgacaacccagttaggtGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagcttgtcatccagcagcagctcggatagttcgaatctgaaaaatgtgttatctcaggtcatcgcgtctacaccAcagggggttcctaatgctgacaaattaaccgacaatcaggtaaaacaagtccagcagacccgtcaaaaccgtgatgatctgtccatggagagcgacgtcgcggtggcgggaacagccggaaaagatcgtgctgcgtcggcgtcccagatcgagggacaagagctgattgagcaacagggacttgcggctgggaaagagacggcttctgctgatgctacatcattgacccagtcggcatccaaaggcgcttccagtcagcagtgtattgaggataccagtaagtccctggagctttcttcgctttcgagcctgtcaagcgtagatgcgacacatttgcaggaaatccaatcgatcgtgtcttcagcaatgggcgccaccaacgaattgtcattgacgaacttagagacaccgggattaccaaagccgagtaccactccAcgccaggaagttatggagatcagccttgccttagcgaaggccatcactgcattgggtgagagcactcaggctgccttggaaaattttcagtccactcagagtcagtccgcgaacatgaataagatgagtttggaatcccaaggcttgaaaatcgacaaggagcgtgaagaatttaagaaaatgcaggagattcagcaaaagagcggcacaaattcaaccatggatactgtgaataaagttatgattggcgtgacagtggcaattacagtaatctctgttgtttcagcattgtttacctgcggtttgggcttgattggcacagccgctgcgggtgccacagccgccaccgctggggcaacggccgccgccacgaccgctacctctgtgacgaccacagtcgctacccaggtgacgatgcaagcggtggtccaagtcgttaagcaggctattatccaagcagtaaaacgcgccatcgtccaagcgattaaacaggggattaagcaaggcattaaacaagcgatcaaacaggcagtcaaggcaagcgtgaagacacttgccaaaaatgtaggcaagattttcagcgcaggcaagaacgctgtgagtaagtccttcccAaaattgtctaaggtgattaatacacttggttccaaatgggttactcttggcgtgggggcccttacagcggtgccgcagttagtcagtggcattacctcccttcaattgtctgatatgcaaaaagaacttgcacaaatccaaaaggaagtgggtgcacttacggcgcagagtgagatgatgaaagcgtttacactgttctggcagcaagcttcgaaaatcgcggccaaacaaacggaatcaccttcagagacgcaacaacaggcagctaagaccggcgcccagatcgctaaagcgttgtccgccatttcgggtgctttagctgctgctgctTAG CT668-CopB amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 86 MIDPLKLFPNFDGDKESAAVNKPSASPMPSELSKNVASFSLGGGGAALDSTVSTEKLSLMAMMQDKNSQLIDPELEEALNSEELQEQIHLLKSRLWDAQTQMQMQDPDKLASEHVDALGVIVDLINGDFQAIAEHTQQTVKQGNGDEEKSVTRKIVDWVSSGEEILNRALLYFSDRNGERETLADFLKVQYAVQRATQRAELFASILGATVSSVKTIMTTQLGGSAASMSLSSSSSSDSSNLKNVLSQVIASTPQGVPNADKLTDNQVKQVQQTRQNRDDLSMESDVAVAGTAGKDRAASASQIEGQELIEQQGLAAGKETASADATSLTQSASKGASSQQCIEDTSKSLELSSLSSLSSVDATHLQEIQSIVSSAMGATNELSLTNLETPGLPKPSTTPRQEVMEISLALAKAITALGESTQAALENFQSTQSQSANMNKMSLESQGLKIDKEREEFKKMQEIQQKSGTNSTMDTVNKVMIGVTVAITVISVVSALFTCGLGLIGTAAAGATAATAGATAAATTATSVTTTVATQVTMQAVVQVVKQAIIQAVKRAIVQAIKQGIKQGIKQAIKQAVKASVKTLAKNVGKIFSAGKNAVSKSFPKLSKVINTLGSKWVTLGVGALTAVPQLVSGITSLQLSDMQKELAQIQKEVGALTAQSEMMKAFTLFWQQASKIAAKQTESPSETQQQAAKTGAQIAKALSAISGALAAAALTA1-CT668-CopB nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 87CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcCATatgatagatcctcttaagctttttccaaattttgatggggataaggagagtgctgcggtgaataaaccttcagcatctcctatgcccagcgaattaagtaaaaatgttgcctcattctctttagggggtggaggtgctgcgttggattcgacagtgtccacagaaaagctatcgttgatggctatgatgcaggataaaaattcgcagttgatcgatcctgagttggaggaagctctgaactctgaagagttacaagagcagatccatttgttaaaaagtcgtttgtgggatgcacaaacgcagatgcaaatgcaagatcccgacaagttggcctctgagcatgtagatgctttaggagtcattgttgatttaatcaatggggattttcaagcgatagctgaacatacacaacagacggtcaagcagggtaatggtgacgaagaaaaatctgttacacgcaagatagtcgattgggtctcttcaggagaagaaattttgaatcgtgctttgttgtatttctccgatcgtaatggagaaagagaaacattagccgatttcttaaaagttcagtatgccgttcaaagagctacacaacgcgccgagttatttgccagtattctaggtgccacggtgagtagtgtaaaaacgattatgacaacccagttaggtGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagcttgtcatccagcagcagctcggatagttcgaatctgaaaaatgtgttatctcaggtcatcgcgtctacaccAcagggggttcctaatgctgacaaattaaccgacaatcaggtaaaacaagtccagcagacccgtcaaaaccgtgatgatctgtccatggagagcgacgtcgcggtggcgggaacagccggaaaagatcgtgctgcgtcggcgtcccagatcgagggacaagagctgattgagcaacagggacttgcggctgggaaagagacggcttctgctgatgctacatcattgacccagtcggcatccaaaggcgcttccagtcagcagtgtattgaggataccagtaagtccctggagctttcttcgctttcgagcctgtcaagcgtagatgcgacacatttgcaggaaatccaatcgatcgtgtcttcagcaatgggcgccaccaacgaattgtcattgacgaacttagagacaccgggattaccaaagccgagtaccactccAcgccaggaagttatggagatcagccttgccttagcgaaggccatcactgcattgggtgagagcactcaggctgccttggaaaattttcagtccactcagagtcagtccgcgaacatgaataagatgagtttggaatcccaaggcttgaaaatcgacaaggagcgtgaagaatttaagaaaatgcaggagattcagcaaaagagcggcacaaattcaaccatggatactgtgaataaagttatgattggcgtgacagtggcaattacagtaatctctgttgtttcagcattgtttacctgcggtttgggcttgattggcacagccgctgcgggtgccacagccgccaccgctggggcaacggccgccgccacgaccgctacctctgtgacgaccacagtcgctacccaggtgacgatgcaagcggtggtccaagtcgttaagcaggctattatccaagcagtaaaacgcgccatcgtccaagcgattaaacaggggattaagcaaggcattaaacaagcgatcaaacaggcagtcaaggcaagcgtgaagacacttgccaaaaatgtaggcaagattttcagcgcaggcaagaacgctgtgagtaagtccttcccAaaattgtctaaggtgattaatacacttggttccaaatgggttactcttggcgtgggggcccttacagcggtgccgcagttagtcagtggcattacctcccttcaattgtctgatatgcaaaaagaacttgcacaaatccaaaaggaagtgggtgcacttacggcgcagagtgagatgatgaaagcgtttacactgttctggcagcaagcttcgaaaatcgcggccaaacaaacggaatcaccttcagagacgcaacaacaggcagctaagaccggcgcccagatcgctaaagcgttgtccgccatttcgggtgctttagctgctgctgctTAGCTCGAG LTA1-CT668-CopB Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 88MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMIDPLKLFPNFDGDKESAAVNKPSASPMPSELSKNVASFSLGGGGAALDSTVSTEKLSLMAMMQDKNSQLIDPELEEALNSEELQEQIHLLKSRLWDAQTQMQMQDPDKLASEHVDALGVIVDLINGDFQAIAEHTQQTVKQGNGDEEKSVTRKIVDWVSSGEEILNRALLYFSDRNGERETLADFLKVQYAVQRATQRAELFASILGATVSSVKTIMTTQLGGSAASMSLSSSSSSDSSNLKNVLSQVIASTPQGVPNADKLTDNQVKQVQQTRQNRDDLSMESDVAVAGTAGKDRAASASQIEGQELIEQQGLAAGKETASADATSLTQSASKGASSQQCIEDTSKSLELSSLSSLSSVDATHLQEIQSIVSSAMGATNELSLTNLETPGLPKPSTTPRQEVMEISLALAKAITALGESTQAALENFQSTQSQSANMNKMSLESQGLKIDKEREEFKKMQEIQQKSGTNSTMDTVNKVMIGVTVAITVISVVSALFTCGLGLIGTAAAGATAATAGATAAATTATSVTTTVATQVTMQAVVQVVKQAIIQAVKRAIVQAIKQGIKQGIKQAIKQAVKASVKTLAKNVGKIFSAGKNAVSKSFPKLSKVINTLGSKWVTLGVGALTAVPQLVSGITSLQLSDMQKELAQIQKEVGALTAQSEMMKAFTLFWQQASKIAAKQTESPSETQQQAAKTGAQIAKALSAISGAL AAAA*HisScc3 chaperone for CT053-CopB2 Nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 89ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGatgccaccaagcaagatccaatgtcttgaaacttttgaaagaacttatggacacctttatctacaacatgcgtccctaatgcgtcatttagcctatctactcgataaaattgctcgctcttaccctcatatgtgtccgcttcccgataatatggaagcgtactttgagaattatatccccaataaagatatccctctggacacctatcaaaaaattttcaaactgtcctcagaagatcttgaacaagtctacaaggaaggatacaacgcctatttacaaggagactatgaggaaagttctaccgctttttactggttgattttctttaacccatttgtgtctaaattttggttttcattaggagcttcgctccatatgcgccaaaaatatcaacaagctcttcatgcttatggtgtagctgctttgctaagagaaaaagacccttatcctcattactatgcctacatctgctacaccctgctcaataatcctgaagaagctgaaaaagctcttgatcttgcttggcaaaaagtaaaaacaagctctgcctatagctctttaaaagaagaaattttagcgatcaaatcgtacgcctaaGCGGCCGCHisScc3 chaperone for CT053-CopB2 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 90MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMPPSKIQCLETFERTYGHLYLQHASLMRHLAYLLDKIARSYPHMCPLPDNMEAYFENYIPNKDIPLDTYQKIFKLSSEDLEQVYKEGYNAYLQGDYEESSTAFYWLIFFNPFVSKFWFSLGASLHMRQKYQQALHAYGVAALLREKDPYPHYYAYICYTLLNNPEEAEKALDLAWQKVKTSSAYSSLKEEILAIKSYA*CopB2 nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 91atgagctcttggtttgcacaggcgacggacgtcgctttgagccagacccttgatctgcctgacgcttcattggcggttcaaaccgaaaaatttccAtacagctgttcaatctctaaggaatccgccccAtcatgtattcgtaaaatcttcgcccatttagcatctcagaaggaaagtgctccgctgtctttttctcgtttacaaccgactactccgaaagaacgcatcctgtttttcgggtcatcgccttcctcccaattgtcctcgactgtccgcaccacaacctcttctccatggaatctttttagcaactcccaggcacgcaactcgacccgtaaattgtcggagaagcttcatttgagctcagagttatccgcccgtgactccactaagccttcgtcgagcgaaccggttaaaccatcggaaaatcttttgcacacccctgagcatcataaggaatccttctcaagtttgaaaaaggataacttatctcctatcatggaggagatcgactcattctctgcagagacagagtcccttgaagagcgtttggtcacccagaaaaaggaggagacggtggcccaggagcaaaagcacccAttgctgcgtacatctactccgccatcaaaggccagcggggaatcacaagattctagcgaacacagctcaaaggaagatccttatagtcaacaaccgagccataaaatccaacgccgtaaagagcgtgctaagcgcgtcgtcccAattattactccgccaacggtgggtatctttagtttgagctaccttcttacaaaacaggggatcttagcggatttcagcgcctattcggcatacaaggataatttagaaacaactcagcaagagctgaccatgttgcatcaagaacgtatcgagcaagtccaaaaGatcgtggataaaagtaagacaatgcgcttttgggattcattagcatccattgtggccacaatcattccatggatcgaaatgggtgttgcagtaaccatcatcgcactgggaggtggaatcctttcctggtgctctctttttgctgcgcttatcatgattgtaatttcattattggaagcattcgacgggtggcgtgcaatcgctaagcatttaccaggtaacgatcttgaaaagaagatgcgttatttaggttacgtaaagttggccttaactgtgttctcgtgcttactgagtttaagcgccttgtatgtagcaaaattaggaatgagtccgcttttggagggggttgtgaagagtatcgcaccAgcattaagtggtatgctgggtttgactcaaggcgtagcactgtatttacaatcttcatcgcaaaagattcgtgcccgctgcactcagatcgacgcacgcattgaattgattaactgggaacgcgatgagtatttcttgcgtgctgaacaacttcttgattcaatgcaaacgtccttcgaacaacttactgaaacattacagttacaacgtgaaattgatcagacatttacagacgctttgcgcTAGCopB2 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 92MSSWFAQATDVALSQTLDLPDASLAVQTEKFPYSCSISKESAPSCIRKIFAHLASQKESAPLSFSRLQPTTPKERILFFGSSPSSQLSSTVRTTTSSPWNLFSNSQARNSTRKLSEKLHLSSELSARDSTKPSSSEPVKPSENLLHTPEHHKESFSSLKKDNLSPIMEEIDSFSAETESLEERLVTQKKEETVAQEQKHPLLRTSTPPSKASGESQDSSEHSSKEDPYSQQPSHKIQRRKERAKRVVPIITPPTVGIFSLSYLLTKQGILADFSAYSAYKDNLETTQQELTMLHQERIEQVQKIVDKSKTMRFWDSLASIVATIIPWIEMGVAVTIIALGGGILSWCSLFAALIMIVISLLEAFDGWRAIAKHLPGNDLEKKMRYLGYVKLALTVFSCLLSLSALYVAKLGMSPLLEGVVKSIAPALSGMLGLTQGVALYLQSSSQKIRARCTQIDARIELINWERDEYFLRAEQLLDSMQTSFEQLTETLQLQREIDQTFTDALRCT053-CopB2 nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 93aaaagtgagcgtttaaaaaaattagaatcagagcttcatgatcttacccagtggatgcaacttggccttgttcctaaaaaagaaatcgagagacaccaggaagaaatccgtctgctagaaagcaaaatccttgaagagaaagaacgtctacaacttctcaaagaaagcggtgagatcaaagagtacgtaacccctcgaagaactccagctaaaaccatttacccagatggccccagcgtttcagacgttgagtttgtagaatcctcggatacagaagtggatctcgatgccggtgacacaattgagattgacctaggtgatgaggcaagagaagaaagcggaaacgaactcgactactctagtgaagacgatgaggatcctttcagcgatcgcaatcgttggcgccgaggaggcatcatagatcctgacgcgaatgaatggGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagctcttggtttgcacaggcgacggacgtcgctttgagccagacccttgatctgcctgacgcttcattggcggttcaaaccgaaaaatttccAtacagctgttcaatctctaaggaatccgccccAtcatgtattcgtaaaatcttcgcccatttagcatctcagaaggaaagtgctccgctgtctttttctcgtttacaaccgactactccgaaagaacgcatcctgtttttcgggtcatcgccttcctcccaattgtcctcgactgtccgcaccacaacctcttctccatggaatctttttagcaactcccaggcacgcaactcgacccgtaaattgtcggagaagcttcatttgagctcagagttatccgcccgtgactccactaagccttcgtcgagcgaaccggttaaaccatcggaaaatcttttgcacacccctgagcatcataaggaatccttctcaagtttgaaaaaggataacttatctcctatcatggaggagatcgactcattctctgcagagacagagtcccttgaagagcgtttggtcacccagaaaaaggaggagacggtggcccaggagcaaaagcacccAttgctgcgtacatctactccgccatcaaaggccagcggggaatcacaagattctagcgaacacagctcaaaggaagatccttatagtcaacaaccgagccataaaatccaacgccgtaaagagcgtgctaagcgcgtcgtcccAattattactccgccaacggtgggtatctttagtttgagctaccttcttacaaaacaggggatcttagcggatttcagcgcctattcggcatacaaggataatttagaaacaactcagcaagagctgaccatgttgcatcaagaacgtatcgagcaagtccaaaaGatcgtggataaaagtaagacaatgcgcttttgggattcattagcatccattgtggccacaatcattccatggatcgaaatgggtgttgcagtaaccatcatcgcactgggaggtggaatcctttcctggtgctctctttttgctgcgcttatcatgattgtaatttcattattggaagcattcgacgggtggcgtgcaatcgctaagcatttaccaggtaacgatcttgaaaagaagatgcgttatttaggttacgtaaagttggccttaactgtgttctcgtgcttactgagtttaagcgccttgtatgtagcaaaattaggaatgagtccgcttttggagggggttgtgaagagtatcgcaccAgcattaagtggtatgctgggtttgactcaaggcgtagcactgtatttacaatcttcatcgcaaaagattcgtgcccgctgcactcagatcgacgcacgcattgaattgattaactgggaacgcgatgagtatttcttgcgtgctgaacaacttcttgattcaatgcaaacgtccttcgaacaacttactgaaacattacagttacaacgtgaaattgatcagacatttacagacgctttgcgcTAG CT053-CopB2 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 94MKSERLKKLESELHDLTQWMQLGLVPKKEIERHQEEIRLLESKILEEKERLQLLKESGEIKEYVTPRRTPAKTIYPDGPSVSDVEFVESSDTEVDLDAGDTIEIDLGDEAREESGNELDYSSEDDEDPFSDRNRWRRGGIIDPDANEWGSAASMSSWFAQATDVALSQTLDLPDASLAVQTEKFPYSCSISKESAPSCIRKIFAHLASQKESAPLSFSRLQPTTPKERILFFGSSPSSQLSSTVRTTTSSPWNLFSNSQARNSTRKLSEKLHLSSELSARDSTKPSSSEPVKPSENLLHTPEHHKESFSSLKKDNLSPIMEEIDSFSAETESLEERLVTQKKEETVAQEQKHPLLRTSTPPSKASGESQDSSEHSSKEDPYSQQPSHKIQRRKERAKRVVPIITPPTVGIFSLSYLLTKQGILADFSAYSAYKDNLETTQQELTMLHQERIEQVQKIVDKSKTMRFWDSLASIVATIIPWIEMGVAVTIIALGGGILSWCSLFAALIMIVISLLEAFDGWRAIAKHLPGNDLEKKMRYLGYVKLALTVFSCLLSLSALYVAKLGMSPLLEGVVKSIAPALSGMLGLTQGVALYLQSSSQKIRARCTQIDARIELINWERDEYFLRAEQLLDSMQTSFEQLTETLQLQREIDQTFTDALR LTA1-CT053-CopB2 nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 95CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcCATatgaaaagtgagcgtttaaaaaaattagaatcagagcttcatgatcttacccagtggatgcaacttggccttgttcctaaaaaagaaatcgagagacaccaggaagaaatccgtctgctagaaagcaaaatccttgaagagaaagaacgtctacaacttctcaaagaaagcggtgagatcaaagagtacgtaacccctcgaagaactccagctaaaaccatttacccagatggccccagcgtttcagacgttgagtttgtagaatcctcggatacagaagtggatctcgatgccggtgacacaattgagattgacctaggtgatgaggcaagagaagaaagcggaaacgaactcgactactctagtgaagacgatgaggatcctttcagcgatcgcaatcgttggcgccgaggaggcatcatagatcctgacgcgaatgaatggGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagctcttggtttgcacaggcgacggacgtcgctttgagccagacccttgatctgcctgacgcttcattggcggttcaaaccgaaaaatttccAtacagctgttcaatctctaaggaatccgccccAtcatgtattcgtaaaatcttcgcccatttagcatctcagaaggaaagtgctccgctgtctttttctcgtttacaaccgactactccgaaagaacgcatcctgtttttcgggtcatcgccttcctcccaattgtcctcgactgtccgcaccacaacctcttctccatggaatctttttagcaactcccaggcacgcaactcgacccgtaaattgtcggagaagcttcatttgagctcagagttatccgcccgtgactccactaagccttcgtcgagcgaaccggttaaaccatcggaaaatcttttgcacacccctgagcatcataaggaatccttctcaagtttgaaaaaggataacttatctcctatcatggaggagatcgactcattctctgcagagacagagtcccttgaagagcgtttggtcacccagaaaaaggaggagacggtggcccaggagcaaaagcacccAttgctgcgtacatctactccgccatcaaaggccagcggggaatcacaagattctagcgaacacagctcaaaggaagatccttatagtcaacaaccgagccataaaatccaacgccgtaaagagcgtgctaagcgcgtcgtcccAattattactccgccaacggtgggtatctttagtttgagctaccttcttacaaaacaggggatcttagcggatttcagcgcctattcggcatacaaggataatttagaaacaactcagcaagagctgaccatgttgcatcaagaacgtatcgagcaagtccaaaaGatcgtggataaaagtaagacaatgcgcttttgggattcattagcatccattgtggccacaatcattccatggatcgaaatgggtgttgcagtaaccatcatcgcactgggaggtggaatcctttcctggtgctctctttttgctgcgcttatcatgattgtaatttcattattggaagcattcgacgggtggcgtgcaatcgctaagcatttaccaggtaacgatcttgaaaagaagatgcgttatttaggttacgtaaagttggccttaactgtgttctcgtgcttactgagtttaagcgccttgtatgtagcaaaattaggaatgagtccgcttttggagggggttgtgaagagtatcgcaccAgcattaagtggtatgctgggtttgactcaaggcgtagcactgtatttacaatcttcatcgcaaaagattcgtgcccgctgcactcagatcgacgcacgcattgaattgattaactgggaacgcgatgagtatttcttgcgtgctgaacaacttcttgattcaatgcaaacgtccttcgaacaacttactgaaacattacagttacaacgtgaaattgatcagacatttacagacgctttgcgcTAGCTCGAGLTA1-CT053-CopB2 Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 96MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMKSERLKKLESELHDLTQWMQLGLVPKKEIERHQEEIRLLESKILEEKERLQLLKESGEIKEYVTPRRTPAKTIYPDGPSVSDVEFVESSDTEVDLDAGDTIEIDLGDEAREESGNELDYSSEDDEDPFSDRNRWRRGGIIDPDANEWGSAASMSSWFAQATDVALSQTLDLPDASLAVQTEKFPYSCSISKESAPSCIRKIFAHLASQKESAPLSFSRLQPTTPKERILFFGSSPSSQLSSTVRTTTSSPWNLFSNSQARNSTRKLSEKLHLSSELSARDSTKPSSSEPVKPSENLLHTPEHHKESFSSLKKDNLSPIMEEIDSFSAETESLEERLVTQKKEETVAQEQKHPLLRTSTPPSKASGESQDSSEHSSKEDPYSQQPSHKIQRRKERAKRVVPIITPPTVGIFSLSYLLTKQGILADFSAYSAYKDNLETTQQELTMLHQERIEQVQKIVDKSKTMRFWDSLASIVATIIPWIEMGVAVTIIALGGGILSWCSLFAALIMIVISLLEAFDGWRAIAKHLPGNDLEKKMRYLGYVKLALTVFSCLLSLSALYVAKLGMSPLLEGVVKSIAPALSGMLGLTQGVALYLQSSSQKIRARCTQIDARIELINWERDEYFLRAEQLLDSMQTSFEQLTETLQLQREIDQTFTDALR*HisScc3 chaperone for CT668-CopB2 nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 97ATGGGCAGCAGCCATCACCATCATCACCACAGCCAGGATCCGatgccaccaagcaagatccaatgtcttgaaacttttgaaagaacttatggacacctttatctacaacatgcgtccctaatgcgtcatttagcctatctactcgataaaattgctcgctcttaccctcatatgtgtccgcttcccgataatatggaagcgtactttgagaattatatccccaataaagatatccctctggacacctatcaaaaaattttcaaactgtcctcagaagatcttgaacaagtctacaaggaaggatacaacgcctatttacaaggagactatgaggaaagttctaccgctttttactggttgattttctttaacccatttgtgtctaaattttggttttcattaggagcttcgctccatatgcgccaaaaatatcaacaagctcttcatgcttatggtgtagctgctttgctaagagaaaaagacccttatcctcattactatgcctacatctgctacaccctgctcaataatcctgaagaagctgaaaaagctcttgatcttgcttggcaaaaagtaaaaacaagctctgcctatagctctttaaaagaagaaattttagcgatcaaatcgtacgcctaaGCGGCCGCHisScc3 chaperone for CT668-CopB2 Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 98MGSSHHHHHHSQDPMPPSKIQCLETFERTYGHLYLQHASLMRHLAYLLDKIARSYPHMCPLPDNMEAYFENYIPNKDIPLDTYQKIFKLSSEDLEQVYKEGYNAYLQGDYEESSTAFYWLIFFNPFVSKFWFSLGASLHMRQKYQQALHAYGVAALLREKDPYPHYYAYICYTLLNNPEEAEKALDLAWQKVKTSSAYSSLKEEILAIKSYA*CT668-CopB2 nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 99aaaagtgagcgtttaaaaaaattagaatcagagcttcatgatcttacccagtggatgcaacttggccttgttcctaaaaaagaaatcgagagacaccaggaagaaatccgtctgctagaaagcaaaatccttgaagagaaagaacgtctacaacttctcaaagaaagcggtgagatcaaagagtacgtaacccctcgaagaactccagctaaaaccatttacccagatggccccagcgtttcagacgttgagtttgtagaatcctcggatacagaagtggatctcgatgccggtgacacaattgagattgacctaggtgatgaggcaagagaagaaagcggaaacgaactcgactactctagtgaagacgatgaggatcctttcagcgatcgcaatcgttggcgccgaggaggcatcatagatcctgacgcgaatgaatggGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagctcttggtttgcacaggcgacggacgtcgctttgagccagacccttgatctgcctgacgcttcattggcggttcaaaccgaaaaatttccAtacagctgttcaatctctaaggaatccgccccAtcatgtattcgtaaaatcttcgcccatttagcatctcagaaggaaagtgctccgctgtctttttctcgtttacaaccgactactccgaaagaacgcatcctgtttttcgggtcatcgccttcctcccaattgtcctcgactgtccgcaccacaacctcttctccatggaatctttttagcaactcccaggcacgcaactcgacccgtaaattgtcggagaagcttcatttgagctcagagttatccgcccgtgactccactaagccttcgtcgagcgaaccggttaaaccatcggaaaatcttttgcacacccctgagcatcataaggaatccttctcaagtttgaaaaaggataacttatctcctatcatggaggagatcgactcattctctgcagagacagagtcccttgaagagcgtttggtcacccagaaaaaggaggagacggtggcccaggagcaaaagcacccAttgctgcgtacatctactccgccatcaaaggccagcggggaatcacaagattctagcgaacacagctcaaaggaagatccttatagtcaacaaccgagccataaaatccaacgccgtaaagagcgtgctaagcgcgtcgtcccAattattactccgccaacggtgggtatctttagtttgagctaccttcttacaaaacaggggatcttagcggatttcagcgcctattcggcatacaaggataatttagaaacaactcagcaagagctgaccatgttgcatcaagaacgtatcgagcaagtccaaaaGatcgtggataaaagtaagacaatgcgcttttgggattcattagcatccattgtggccacaatcattccatggatcgaaatgggtgttgcagtaaccatcatcgcactgggaggtggaatcctttcctggtgctctctttttgctgcgcttatcatgattgtaatttcattattggaagcattcgacgggtggcgtgcaatcgctaagcatttaccaggtaacgatcttgaaaagaagatgcgttatttaggttacgtaaagttggccttaactgtgttctcgtgcttactgagtttaagcgccttgtatgtagcaaaattaggaatgagtccgcttttggagggggttgtgaagagtatcgcaccAgcattaagtggtatgctgggtttgactcaaggcgtagcactgtatttacaatcttcatcgcaaaagattcgtgcccgctgcactcagatcgacgcacgcattgaattgattaactgggaacgcgatgagtatttcttgcgtgctgaacaacttcttgattcaatgcaaacgtccttcgaacaacttactgaaacattacagttacaacgtgaaattgatcagacatttacagacgctttgcgcTAG CT668-CopB2 amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 100MKSERLKKLESELHDLTQWMQLGLVPKKEIERHQEEIRLLESKILEEKERLQLLKESGEIKEYVTPRRTPAKTIYPDGPSVSDVEFVESSDTEVDLDAGDTIEIDLGDEAREESGNELDYSSEDDEDPFSDRNRWRRGGIIDPDANEWGSAASMSSWFAQATDVALSQTLDLPDASLAVQTEKFPYSCSISKESAPSCIRKIFAHLASQKESAPLSFSRLQPTTPKERILFFGSSPSSQLSSTVRTTTSSPWNLFSNSQARNSTRKLSEKLHLSSELSARDSTKPSSSEPVKPSENLLHTPEHHKESFSSLKKDNLSPIMEEIDSFSAETESLEERLVTQKKEETVAQEQKHPLLRTSTPPSKASGESQDSSEHSSKEDPYSQQPSHKIQRRKERAKRVVPIITPPTVGIFSLSYLLTKQGILADFSAYSAYKDNLETTQQELTMLHQERIEQVQKIVDKSKTMRFWDSLASIVATIIPWIEMGVAVTIIALGGGILSWCSLFAALIMIVISLLEAFDGWRAIAKHLPGNDLEKKMRYLGYVKLALTVFSCLLSLSALYVAKLGMSPLLEGVVKSIAPALSGMLGLTQGVALYLQSSSQKIRARCTQIDARIELINWERDEYFLRAEQLLDSMQTSFEQLTETLQLQREIDQTFTDALR LTA1-CT668-CopB2 nucleic acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 101CATatggacaatggcgatcgtttataccgtgccgactcgcgtcccccagatgagattaaacgtagcggtgggttaatgccacgtgggcacaatgagtattttgaccgtggaacacagatgaacattaacctttacgatcatgcccgtgggacccagaccgggtttgtccgttatgatgacgggtatgttagtacgagtttgtccttacgctccgcacaccttgcgggacaaagtattttatcaggctacagcacatattacatttatgtgatcgccactgccccaaacatgttcaatgtgaacgatgtgttgggggtttacagcccccatccatatgaacaagaagtctcggcccttggggggatcccatatagccagatttatggttggtaccgcgtaaattttggtgtgattgatgaacgtttgcatcgtaaccgtgaataccgcgatcgctactaccgtaacttgaacattgcacctgccgaggacggctatcgtttagcgggattcccacccgatcatcaggcgtggcgtgaggaaccgtggatccatcacgcccctcaggggtgcgggaacagtagtcgcCATatgaaaagtgagcgtttaaaaaaattagaatcagagcttcatgatcttacccagtggatgcaacttggccttgttcctaaaaaagaaatcgagagacaccaggaagaaatccgtctgctagaaagcaaaatccttgaagagaaagaacgtctacaacttctcaaagaaagcggtgagatcaaagagtacgtaacccctcgaagaactccagctaaaaccatttacccagatggccccagcgtttcagacgttgagtttgtagaatcctcggatacagaagtggatctcgatgccggtgacacaattgagattgacctaggtgatgaggcaagagaagaaagcggaaacgaactcgactactctagtgaagacgatgaggatcctttcagcgatcgcaatcgttggcgccgaggaggcatcatagatcctgacgcgaatgaatggGGTTCAGCTGCTTCAatgagctcttggtttgcacaggcgacggacgtcgctttgagccagacccttgatctgcctgacgcttcattggcggttcaaaccgaaaaatttccAtacagctgttcaatctctaaggaatccgccccAtcatgtattcgtaaaatcttcgcccatttagcatctcagaaggaaagtgctccgctgtctttttctcgtttacaaccgactactccgaaagaacgcatcctgtttttcgggtcatcgccttcctcccaattgtcctcgactgtccgcaccacaacctcttctccatggaatctttttagcaactcccaggcacgcaactcgacccgtaaattgtcggagaagcttcatttgagctcagagttatccgcccgtgactccactaagccttcgtcgagcgaaccggttaaaccatcggaaaatcttttgcacacccctgagcatcataaggaatccttctcaagtttgaaaaaggataacttatctcctatcatggaggagatcgactcattctctgcagagacagagtcccttgaagagcgtttggtcacccagaaaaaggaggagacggtggcccaggagcaaaagcacccAttgctgcgtacatctactccgccatcaaaggccagcggggaatcacaagattctagcgaacacagctcaaaggaagatccttatagtcaacaaccgagccataaaatccaacgccgtaaagagcgtgctaagcgcgtcgtcccAattattactccgccaacggtgggtatctttagtttgagctaccttcttacaaaacaggggatcttagcggatttcagcgcctattcggcatacaaggataatttagaaacaactcagcaagagctgaccatgttgcatcaagaacgtatcgagcaagtccaaaaGatcgtggataaaagtaagacaatgcgcttttgggattcattagcatccattgtggccacaatcattccatggatcgaaatgggtgttgcagtaaccatcatcgcactgggaggtggaatcctttcctggtgctctctttttgctgcgcttatcatgattgtaatttcattattggaagcattcgacgggtggcgtgcaatcgctaagcatttaccaggtaacgatcttgaaaagaagatgcgttatttaggttacgtaaagttggccttaactgtgttctcgtgcttactgagtttaagcgccttgtatgtagcaaaattaggaatgagtccgcttttggagggggttgtgaagagtatcgcaccAgcattaagtggtatgctgggtttgactcaaggcgtagcactgtatttacaatcttcatcgcaaaagattcgtgcccgctgcactcagatcgacgcacgcattgaattgattaactgggaacgcgatgagtatttcttgcgtgctgaacaacttcttgattcaatgcaaacgtccttcgaacaacttactgaaacattacagttacaacgtgaaattgatcagacatttacagacgctttgcgcTAGCTCGAGLTA1-CT668-CopB2Amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 102MDNGDRLYRADSRPPDEIKRSGGLMPRGHNEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHARGTQTGFVRYDDGYVSTSLSLRSAHLAGQSILSGYSTYYIYVIATAPNMFNVNDVLGVYSPHPYEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYRVNFGVIDERLHRNREYRDRYYRNLNIAPAEDGYRLAGFPPDHQAWREEPWIHHAPQGCGNSSRMKSERLKKLESELHDLTQWMQLGLVPKKEIERHQEEIRLLESKILEEKERLQLLKESGEIKEYVTPRRTPAKTIYPDGPSVSDVEFVESSDTEVDLDAGDTIEIDLGDEAREESGNELDYSSEDDEDPFSDRNRWRRGGIIDPDANEWGSAASMSSWFAQATDVALSQTLDLPDASLAVQTEKFPYSCSISKESAPSCIRKIFAHLASQKESAPLSFSRLQPTTPKERILFFGSSPSSQLSSTVRTTTSSPWNLFSNSQARNSTRKLSEKLHLSSELSARDSTKPSSSEPVKPSENLLHTPEHHKESFSSLKKDNLSPIMEEIDSFSAETESLEERLVTQKKEETVAQEQKHPLLRTSTPPSKASGESQDSSEHSSKEDPYSQQPSHKIQRRKERAKRVVPIITPPTVGIFSLSYLLTKQGILADFSAYSAYKDNLETTQQELTMLHQERIEQVQKIVDKSKTMRFWDSLASIVATIIPWIEMGVAVTIIALGGGILSWCSLFAALIMIVISLLEAFDGWRAIAKHLPGNDLEKKMRYLGYVKLALTVFSCLLSLSALYVAKLGMSPLLEGVVKSIAPALSGMLGLTQGVALYLQSSSQKIRARCTQIDARIELINWERDEYFLRAEQLLDSMQTSFEQLTETLQLQREIDQTFTDALRdmLT eltA (LTa) nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 113atgattgaca tcatgttgca tataggttag ataaaacaag tggttatctt tccggattgt cttcttgtat gatatataag ttttcctcgatgaaaaatat aactttcatt ttttttattt tattagcatc gccattatat gcaaatggcg acagattata ccgtgctgac tctagacccccagatgaaat aaaacgtttc cggagtctta tgcccagagg taatgagtac ttcgatagag gaactcaaat gaatattaatctttatgatc acgcgagagg aacacaaacc ggctttgtca gatatgatga cggatatgtt tccacttctc ttagtttgagaagtgctcac ttagcaggac agtatatatt atcaggatat tcacttacta tatatatcgt tatagcaaat atgtttaatg ttaatgatgtaattagcgta tacagccctc acccatatga acaggaggtt tctgcgttag gtggaatacc atattctcag atatatggatggtatcgtgt taattttggt gtgattgatg aacgattaca tcgtaacagg gaatatagag accggtatta cagaaatctgaatatagctc cggcagagga tggttacaga ttagcaggtt tcccaccgga tcaccaagct tggagagaag aaccctggattcatcatgca ccacaaggtt gtggagattc atcaGgaaca atcacaggtg atacttgtaa tgaggagacc cagaatctgagcacaatata tGCcagggaa tatcaatcaa aagttaagag gcagatattt tcagactatc agtcagaggt tgacatatataacagaattc gggatgaatt atgaataaag taaaatgteltB (LTb) nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 114gttgacatat ataacagaat tcgggatgaa ttatgaataa agtaaaatgt tatgttttat ttacggcgtt actatcctct ctatatgcacacggagctcc ccagactatt acagaactat gttcggaata tcgcaacaca caaatatata cgataaatga caagatactatcatatacgg aatcgatggc aggcaaaaga gaaatggtta tcattacatt taagagcggc gaaacatttc aggtcgaagtcccgggcagt caacatatag actcccagaa aaaagccatt gaaaggatga aggacacatt aagaatcaca tatctgaccgagaccaaaat tgataaatta tgtgtatgga ataataaaac ccccaattca attgcggcaa tcagtatgaa aaactagtttgctttaaaag catgtctaat gctaggaacc tatataacaa ctactgtact tatactaatg agccttatgc tgcatttgaaaaggcggtag aggaggcaat accgatcctt aaactgtaac actataacag cttccactac agggagctgt tatagcacacagaaaaaact aagctaggct ggaggggcaa gctt

What is claimed is:
 1. A fusion polypeptide comprising a fusion of a needle tip protein or an antigenic fragment thereof and a translocator protein or an antigenic fragment thereof from a Type III secretion system (T3SS) of a Gram negative bacteria; wherein the gram negative bacteria is not a Salmonella enterica. or Shigella spp.
 2. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the fusion polypeptide is arranged so that the needle tip protein is 5′ of the translocator protein.
 3. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the gram negative bacteria comprises Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp., or Yersinia spp.
 4. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the needle tip protein comprises Bsp22, LcrV, BipD, PcrV, CT053, or CT668.
 5. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the translocator protein comprises BopB, YopB, BipB, PopB, CopB, or CopB2.
 6. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the fusion comprises the Bordetella spp. needle-tip protein (Bsp22) and translocator protein (BopB), or antigenic fragments thereof.
 7. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the fusion comprises the Yersinia spp. needle-tip protein (LcrV) and translocator protein (YopB), or antigenic fragments thereof.
 8. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the fusion comprises the Burkholderia spp. needle-tip protein (BipD) and translocator protein (BipB), or antigenic fragments thereof.
 9. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the fusion comprises the Pseudomonas spp. needle-tip protein (PcrV) and translocator protein (PopB), or antigenic fragments thereof.
 10. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the fusion comprises the Chlamydia spp. needle-tip protein (CT053 or CT668) and translocator protein (CopB or CopB2), or antigenic fragments thereof.
 11. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the fusion further comprises double mutant labile toxin (dmLT) or an antigenic fragment thereof from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli or cholera toxin or an antigenic fragment thereof.
 12. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the dmLT comprises the active moiety LTA1.
 13. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the dmLT retains its ADP ribosylation activity.
 14. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the dmLT is 5′ of the needle tip protein and translocator protein fusion.
 15. A vaccine comprising one or more of the fusion polypeptides of any of claims 1-14.
 16. The vaccine of claim 15, further comprising one or more components of an acellular pertussis vaccine.
 17. The vaccine of claim 15, further comprising pertussis toxoid (PTd).
 18. A method of treating, inhibiting, or preventing an infection of a Gram negative bacteria in a subject comprising administering to the subject the fusion polypeptide of any of claims 1-14 or vaccine of claims 15-17.
 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further inhibits or prevents colony formation of the bacteria and/or transmission of the bacteria to another subject.
 20. A method of eliciting an immune response in a subject to a Gram negative bacteria comprising administering to the subject the fusion polypeptide of any of claims 1-14 or vaccine of claims 15-17.
 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the immune response comprises a sterilizing immune response.
 22. The method of claims 18-21, wherein the bacteria comprises Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp., or Yersinia spp.
 23. A method of eliciting an immune response against at least one Gram negative bacteria serovar in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising at least one needle tip protein or an antigenic fragment thereof and/or at least one translocator protein or an antigenic fragment thereof; wherein said composition is administered in an amount sufficient to elicit an immune response to said at least one Gram negative bacteria serovar in said subject; and wherein the Gram negative bacteria is not a Shigella spp. or Salmonella enterica.
 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the bacteria comprises Bordetella spp., Burkholderia spp., Chlamydia spp., Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp., or Yersinia spp. 